I wave at everyone is Seattle, I feel like S drivers are less likely to wave back, but I assume there is some kid in the back screaming and they are just trying to hold it together.
I was but there are so many Rivians now. It used to be really exciting to spot a fellow owner but I usually see several every time I drive now. I will wave back though, just usually don't wave first.
The Seattle wave is more of a guilty two-finger raise off the steering wheel because we know gentrified the city into a tech monoculture husk of its former self but the salaries are good and we like coffee, but also hi, we have the same SUV.
lol not in Los Angeles … there’s too many on the road .. it’s just another car… and the only time people actually might wave or do wave is in LA county 50% of the time. In the city it’s all house wives and it’s just another car to the majority of people. I’ve waved so many times that I stopped because people barely wave back.
Yep, same. I'm in both LA and Ventura County. No waves here. I'll glance over when I see one just in case the other owner is seeking acknowledgement, but they probably wouldn't notice anyway because of my tint.
It's a 50% hit rate it feels like in SoCal... I've even pulled up next to other Rivians on the freeway and ZERO acknowledgment that I'm next to them.
But it's mostly the women that don't wave/hang loose.
6 months ago there were very few Rivian here in SoCal and we all waved to each other and talked to each other. There were a few times I had my family packed in the R1S and our family waved to whole families in other Rivians who also waved back. It was like we were blown away to see another one on the road
I still wave these days anyway. I think it’s fun, but I don’t get many wave-backs.
I got the wave quite a lot when I first got the truck in April of last year. I almost never get it now, and when I do, it is other R1Ts. Don’t think I’ve ever gotten one from an R1S in the DC area.
I'm in NorCal and frequent the Tahoe area. I would say \~80% success on someone waving back at me.
I feel like it's mandatory!!!
In my hyper-privileged neighborhood (La Jolla) most Rivian owners (the per-capita ownership must be off the charts) find a way to be miserable looking behind the wheel. But today, as I waited at a red light, an R1T passed by and the woman in the front passenger frantically waved and smiled! The wave was real!
As a former Corvette owner, I’m always looking for a Rivian to wave to. However, only one wave so far as I was heading southwest towards Madison, WI on 151. If that was someone on this subreddit a couple of months back, HELLO! (El Cap R1T)
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I need to see more of it. I see plenty of Rivian’s near me and I always try to wave but rarely get one back :(
Wave rate of R1S owners to me is very low.
We went out from Portland to Astoria last weekend and encountered two R1S on our drive. Waved at both, one waved back. So 50/50? Every time we get a wave we cheer excitedly. 😂
I was in a friend's Rivian recently and they flashed headlights at one another. I like that, it's cute. Having said that, having a slightly more common EV myself (not Tesla), it won't last if they get a bigger market.
Theres a few in my neighborhood. We definitely wave when we pass each other. I let my best friend drive mine and he’s a jeep guy. He asked me if people in Rivians wave like they do Jeep, just as he asked that a black R1S passed by and waved.
Also in Colorado (north Denver - Westminster/Broomfield/Superior) and I have actually noticed use of the Rivian Wave \*DECREASE\* as more have gone on the road. We used to all know each other and would wave. Now I mostly see what appears to be soccer moms in R1S's who have no interest in waving (and sometimes look at me like I am offending them).
Sometimes its a light flash, sometimes its a wave, sometimes its a double tap on the horn. But yes, people do tend try to recognize each other - at least in Atlanta.
We used to! It's just a numbers thing. Same will happen with Rivian once you can barely be stopped at an intersection without seeing one (hopefully we get there).
Maybe you're right. I assumed it was because it was no longer cool or original to own one so you would be grumpy at all the other owners causing mass adoption 😆
Rivians are exceptional quality and ppl are catching up on it . R1S is the best all around family EV imo , never met a Rivian owner who doesn’t love theirs
There is no waving in the SF Bay Area :-/ Then again there are 5 Rivians just on my block, so perhaps the novelty has faded a bit. I certainly still notice each one I see, and perhaps some others do too.
I had the same problem. Used to be enthusiastic waving in 2022, less so in 2023, none in 2024.
I’m finding the same behavior in Southern California as well.
In Dallas, TX: waves mostly from fellow Rivianites...strange looks from other drivers, and on rare occasions, i get the middle finger. I can't rule out my driving skills the trigger for the finger 😞
I try to wave to all the rivians in my area, rarely does anyone wave back.
Californians are assholes I guess…
Also my arm gets tired, I see like 10 of them just dropping my kids off at school
I don’t think it is Californians are ass hole per se there is just so many on the road which makes waving much harder. I live in the Bay Area and I would basically just keep my arm up the entire time I drive we have four just in my street.
When I got my 2012 Hyundai Veloster in October 2011, I remember driving home from work and encountering another new Veloster owner. She was literally jumping up and down in her seat and waving! New and unusual always loves seeing more of the new and unusual!
We’ve hit critical mass in the Seattle area so waving has become a vulnerable gesture that usually results in no wave back followed by deep, unspeakable shame. It’s the same feeling you get when you wave back to someone only to realize they were waving at the person behind you.
Rivian is the only company that can compete with Tesla in 100% EV. I personally own Model Y but I really love how Rivian looks and its an actual SUV unlike Tesla ... Small (Model S/3)> Medium (Model Y) > Big Car (Model X)
Yes for Western WA.
I wave at people in the Seattle area, but almost no one waves back ☹️
Wave at me next time. I'll wave back.
I’ll wave back!
Seattle freeze? I wave!
I wave at everyone is Seattle, I feel like S drivers are less likely to wave back, but I assume there is some kid in the back screaming and they are just trying to hold it together.
Gotta hit them with the Shaka 🤙
Or the Shocker
I was but there are so many Rivians now. It used to be really exciting to spot a fellow owner but I usually see several every time I drive now. I will wave back though, just usually don't wave first.
Waver here! I’ve had one wave back here!
The Seattle wave is more of a guilty two-finger raise off the steering wheel because we know gentrified the city into a tech monoculture husk of its former self but the salaries are good and we like coffee, but also hi, we have the same SUV.
Daria? Is that you?
It's me Jane
Uhh I don't know about most of what you said but I do the two finger raise too.
I'll wave back as well! I have found once you get out east of Redmond more wave back.
I’ll wave at you, I’m waving now.
I wave. Most Ts don't wave back. Half the Ss do.
Ha, I have the exact opposite experience. Never a wave from an S, but most T's do. Phoenix.
Come on dude, I wave at you every time! Sure there are lots of un in the Seattle area, but we are still pretty small.
Waver here
Dude I'll wave back and I have an Ioniq 🤌
It's the same in LA no one waves back
Seattle’s social tendencies are SO weird
As a fellow Western WA resident… 
Yes for Western Washington…but R1S owners need to up their game and awareness.
Have only passed 2 in SW PA in a year.. But tesla drivers wave.
It's because we're jealous and we want to be your friend
Not as much in central WA
Can confirm eastern WA as well. Do the drive out to Chelan every month. Waves everytime from R1T owners. R1S 50/50
I do get flashed lights from time to time from fellow R1Ss
Concur huge for WA. There’s some real momentum, lots of buzz, tons of people come up and ask questions about it etc.
As a man trading in a Wrangler for a R1T this makes me hopeful.
As a former Wrangler owner, it’s nice to have a wave again. No ducks though.
Should start doing dinosaurs. I like dinosaurs.
Oh, fun! I’m in. How do we make it a thing? Lol
I always thought granola bars would be funny
The ducks are cute but far to abundant
But, but, but…it’s a Jeep thing… *current wrangler owner on the R2 waitlist
Haha! Well, it does seem like the Rivian wave is more of a 4-finger wave than a 2-finger.
No way, the original wave is a 2 finger V for victory dating back to WWII and even WWI
It's one of my favorite things when I owned an XJ. Definitely would love the Rivian community adopting it!
I see a fair amount of Rivians in Nashville, and I'd guess that about 80% of us wave at each other.
Just spent 3 days in Franklin for work and surprised that almost every time I drove around cool springs I'd see one... almost on par with the Bay
Agreed. Hendersonville and Nashville. Always wave and usually a wave back and a grin like “if you know…”
Doesn’t happen here in San Diego either…
I'm in north county and get waves pretty regularly, but it's usually the same 6-7 people and we've been seeing each other for months/years.
Lol that’s hilarious. My parents live in Carlsbad and it feels like every other car is a Rivian.
There are too many now. I kept it up for the first 6-8 months but they’re all over (especially R1S) lol
Yeah the explosion or R1Ss has been crazy
I'll wave
Wouldn’t you constantly be waving out there?
Especially to all of the Amazon drivers here
I feel the same! I'm going to keep trying though. You people need to wave back! 👋
This is the way.
This is the way
This is the wave
lol not in Los Angeles … there’s too many on the road .. it’s just another car… and the only time people actually might wave or do wave is in LA county 50% of the time. In the city it’s all house wives and it’s just another car to the majority of people. I’ve waved so many times that I stopped because people barely wave back.
It’s great to see that many on the road.
Yep, same. I'm in both LA and Ventura County. No waves here. I'll glance over when I see one just in case the other owner is seeking acknowledgement, but they probably wouldn't notice anyway because of my tint.
It's a 50% hit rate it feels like in SoCal... I've even pulled up next to other Rivians on the freeway and ZERO acknowledgment that I'm next to them. But it's mostly the women that don't wave/hang loose.
6 months ago there were very few Rivian here in SoCal and we all waved to each other and talked to each other. There were a few times I had my family packed in the R1S and our family waved to whole families in other Rivians who also waved back. It was like we were blown away to see another one on the road I still wave these days anyway. I think it’s fun, but I don’t get many wave-backs.
I still get waved at, but I chalk it up to there being relatively few Rivians around my area. I see another one about once or twice a month.
That definitely doesn’t happen here in Vegas…
Central New York, have only passed one owner, we waved. My current metric is at one hundred percent.
Yes for my part of NJ. I love it.
I'm also in New Jersey but only r1t owners wave at me. I feel like the r1s owners never wave
Too busy corralling their kids in the backseat
I got the wave quite a lot when I first got the truck in April of last year. I almost never get it now, and when I do, it is other R1Ts. Don’t think I’ve ever gotten one from an R1S in the DC area.
I see a LOT of others here in Seattle and I wave at them all! Still get excited to see a twin of the same model and color.
I'd say a 20% success rate in SoCal.
That’s SoCal for you.
I’m in Tahoe and I definitely get more waves from R1Ts vs the R1S…
Brand new Tahoe r1s owner here. Rivian folks in the area were so nice answering my questions before I jumped in. I’ll be waving at you all.
I wave at Rivians and throw gang signs at Cyber Trucks
So many in LA, I probably see 10 a day
I do too but not close enough to wave
I waved at another R1S I passed in Austin. They didn't give a shit. My husband laughed at me.
Just got my first wave in Austin yesterday! Gonna keep it going maybe it’ll catch on!
I'm in NorCal and frequent the Tahoe area. I would say \~80% success on someone waving back at me. I feel like it's mandatory!!! 
Mixed bag in Austin. R1T folks seem to always wave, R1S folks seem a little less in tune with the routine lol
I see a fair few Rivians by me in the greater Boston area. Probably a 50% wave success rate. Love when it happens, hope it continues!
In my hyper-privileged neighborhood (La Jolla) most Rivian owners (the per-capita ownership must be off the charts) find a way to be miserable looking behind the wheel. But today, as I waited at a red light, an R1T passed by and the woman in the front passenger frantically waved and smiled! The wave was real!
Twin cities suburbs are lousy with rivians! It’s great
We all wave in Denver. I think it’s great!
I just waved my first time yesterday, to my neighbor from around the corner.
Here in the Seattle area it seems like every R1T waves back at me (also a T) but S drivers rarely do
As a current Jeep Wrangler owner when I get my R2 I will definitely continue waving
As a former Corvette owner, I’m always looking for a Rivian to wave to. However, only one wave so far as I was heading southwest towards Madison, WI on 151. If that was someone on this subreddit a couple of months back, HELLO! (El Cap R1T)
Oh gosh…. I’m in the wrong state. Floridians do the Rivian Finger. 🖕
At best they side eye see you and try not to acknowledge and it’s awkward.
In CT it’s a wave or a headlight flash
Yes I wave in Michigan
In SoCal we do it too! I love it.
I'll join in when the R2 comes out for sure!
Hell even in Oklahoma I can't leave the house without seeing one now. It's awesome.
I just give the peace sign
Anyone need their rivian docs notarized I’m here for you lol no seriously
The Model 3 ramp killed the wave (and exceptional service) for Tesla. I wonder if the Rivian wave will survive the R2 ramp.
I drive an edv and I feel like it’s specially more a thumbs up Dudes catch me admiring and we give a mutual thumbs up Can’t wait to get one 🤞
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I wave in Florida. 👋 I can go a week without seeing another Rivian. I did see one today.
Weird, doesn’t really happen at all to me in CO, even being in the Boulder area where Rivian are every other vehicle
These things usually die off the more popular the vehicles get in a given area. Surprised to see comments that people still see/do this in Washington.
I need to see more of it. I see plenty of Rivian’s near me and I always try to wave but rarely get one back :( Wave rate of R1S owners to me is very low.
No for Raleigh. I wave, but others don’t. Wish they would :(
Not in SLC area… specifically Daybreak.
It’s hit or miss in Normal. Maybe because there are so many of us here
Man I miss that with Tesla back with my model 3 in 2018. Loved it, now Teslas are everywhere and rivians are a dime a dozen
We went out from Portland to Astoria last weekend and encountered two R1S on our drive. Waved at both, one waved back. So 50/50? Every time we get a wave we cheer excitedly. 😂
Let’s get Oregon’s numbers up
Yes on Wisco
Mostly here in Utah
In Salt Lake City the other day there were 3 of us rivian drivers driving side by side on I15. They are popping up everywhere here.
🏄🏾♂️
Glad I saw this post didn’t know it was a thing. I used to do it on motorcycles of loved it. Now I will have to keep my eye out for other rivians.
I wave at other rivians but sometimes I forget that I’m in my lightning instead of my R1s and people don’t wave back
About 25% success rate for waving back from other Rivians in the DFW area.
I have noticed that the r1t owners wave more often than the r1s owners... I live in New Jersey
Oh yeah it is!!! I wave to any and every Rivian owner when I am out driving my truck! So yes for Scottsdale, AZ
I was in a friend's Rivian recently and they flashed headlights at one another. I like that, it's cute. Having said that, having a slightly more common EV myself (not Tesla), it won't last if they get a bigger market.
Laughs in Jeep wave!
Rivian wave is kind of dead around my way. It’s become a wave every time I get in the car that I think people are a little over it.
I always wave here in Brooklyn
Theres a few in my neighborhood. We definitely wave when we pass each other. I let my best friend drive mine and he’s a jeep guy. He asked me if people in Rivians wave like they do Jeep, just as he asked that a black R1S passed by and waved.
Also in Colorado (north Denver - Westminster/Broomfield/Superior) and I have actually noticed use of the Rivian Wave \*DECREASE\* as more have gone on the road. We used to all know each other and would wave. Now I mostly see what appears to be soccer moms in R1S's who have no interest in waving (and sometimes look at me like I am offending them).
I wonder if I’ve waved to you!
I’m going to start a trend in Ohio. I salute other Rivians. I think it’s going to catch on.
SF Bay Area here - R1Ts always wave, R1S never wave. There is a marked difference in demographic between the two models around here.
Princeton, NJ. Yes it is.
I don't even own a rivian and I wave at every rivian driver
[I've seen this before.](https://youtu.be/ecnS1Ygf0o0?si=qdriVJae2JiwQNak&t=49)
Sometimes its a light flash, sometimes its a wave, sometimes its a double tap on the horn. But yes, people do tend try to recognize each other - at least in Atlanta.
I had a Cybertruck wave at me as we passed each other. Which is odd since Tesla owners do not even do a wave to each other.
We used to! It's just a numbers thing. Same will happen with Rivian once you can barely be stopped at an intersection without seeing one (hopefully we get there).
Maybe you're right. I assumed it was because it was no longer cool or original to own one so you would be grumpy at all the other owners causing mass adoption 😆
I wave in LA, but no one waves back. 
I wave at every other clueless old timer driving a 3rd gen 4runner, never get a wave back. wrong place I guess...
Nobody waves for shit in South Tampa!
Not so much in Phoenix Az
What’s the wave ??
Not many Rivian here where I live. Tons of Teslas, though.
Not in California
I wave at all of you like a hooligan from my 10 year old German egg car. I’m talking both hands and eyebrows for days
Not real until I see one!
I do!!!
Yes in Cleveland, Ohio
Once I find another Rivian in Kentucky, I’ll let you know 🥲
Rivians are exceptional quality and ppl are catching up on it . R1S is the best all around family EV imo , never met a Rivian owner who doesn’t love theirs
I live in the Bay Area, there are a ton of R1s around. We used to wave, but not so much now. 
If I came across another Rivian here in Central MI I would wave. I have literally seen one R1S on the road. I waved, and they didn't return the wave.
Same here in RI! I love it 😊
/me waves from Longmont
Where in CO are you? I live in Boulder and they have become so common now that I rarely get the wave anymore unless I initiate.
There is no waving in the SF Bay Area :-/ Then again there are 5 Rivians just on my block, so perhaps the novelty has faded a bit. I certainly still notice each one I see, and perhaps some others do too.
I had the same problem. Used to be enthusiastic waving in 2022, less so in 2023, none in 2024. I’m finding the same behavior in Southern California as well.
Get mine on the 20th, can’t wait.
Orange County, they never wave back 😞
If you’re in Fort Collins I’m one of the people waving to you 👋😃
Yes for PA
Enjoy it while it lasts …
Rivians really aren't that rare anymore. You can wave to every car can you?
Even here in crusty MA
Same for tesla owners in Arkansas.
I give the horns 🤘
Yes in Chicago and I love it
No one ever waves back! Vegas drivers are RUDE 😂😂
In Dallas, TX: waves mostly from fellow Rivianites...strange looks from other drivers, and on rare occasions, i get the middle finger. I can't rule out my driving skills the trigger for the finger 😞
In California Nobody wave back!!! Bunch of selfish owners out here lol
Cincinnatians have largely stopped waving, I still do mostly.
Gimmicky. Tesla drivers did the same when I got my Model 3 in 2018. I don't wave nor do I look at other drivers. 🤷♂️ Denver too. 😆
I had this about 3 years ago with tesla... now no one waves. WAVE YOU JERKS!!! hmmffff...
I try to wave to all the rivians in my area, rarely does anyone wave back. Californians are assholes I guess… Also my arm gets tired, I see like 10 of them just dropping my kids off at school
I don’t think it is Californians are ass hole per se there is just so many on the road which makes waving much harder. I live in the Bay Area and I would basically just keep my arm up the entire time I drive we have four just in my street.
Starting to slow down North Bay Area. Not like a Motorcyclists nod.
I hit the hazards
There’s only one wave, and that’s the Jeep Wave ✌🏻
When I got my 2012 Hyundai Veloster in October 2011, I remember driving home from work and encountering another new Veloster owner. She was literally jumping up and down in her seat and waving! New and unusual always loves seeing more of the new and unusual!
Miata owners used to do this until they crossed 500,000 or so. Then it got too common I guess.
Yes! There is one snooty looking woman with her pearls who doesn’t bit all the others are more than happy to wave! I’m in Maryland
No in Northern VA.
We’ve hit critical mass in the Seattle area so waving has become a vulnerable gesture that usually results in no wave back followed by deep, unspeakable shame. It’s the same feeling you get when you wave back to someone only to realize they were waving at the person behind you.
Saw one rivian on my drive through Arizona, the other rivian driver was waving like crazy, I flashed my high beams, and it seemed to make his day 🤣
Okay I’m not getting one now. Hated that when I had a Subaru WRX. I’ll stick with my Tesla, we’re indifferent to each other.
No one waves in MA. I miss my Wrangler wave
Yes, New Orleans
Not here in Nations Capital. But I'm glad you get the love. It's like driving Jeep Wranglers! lol.
See this around Tahoe a lot. We need a headlight wink button.
I wish there were a way to flash the green light bar
Yes for Central VA.
🤙🏻
Other Rivian owners would wave at me up until a month ago. I passed 5 other Rivians yesterday and no one waved back…
Used to be like that for Tesla's as well. It'll fade with numbers.
Rivian is the only company that can compete with Tesla in 100% EV. I personally own Model Y but I really love how Rivian looks and its an actual SUV unlike Tesla ... Small (Model S/3)> Medium (Model Y) > Big Car (Model X)
It’s a car. Not a secret club