FUD, Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt? Where do you see that? Doug did indeed have complaints with the Rivian off road, and it seems Doug's complaints are all centered around features the HummerEv has. Interesting that he teased the HummerEv in the intro, suppose the 2 are connected? My title was 100% factual, and I did not make any statement about the Rivian's capabilities or lack there of, and therefore not in the slightest FUD. FUD would be to say the Rivian has had several suspension failures in testing both for Motortrend, and at the Rebell Rally, and commenting about the suspension being too weak for the overweight vehicle... That's FUD, but even that is supported with data.
Rivian can certainly make their truck better, but for now, it is lacking in key areas for off roaders, and missing features the competition has today. The Rivian on the loose material in Doug's video seems to have excessive wheelspin at times, something off roaders never want, wheel spin on sharp rocks leads to massive tire damage. Old fashioned lockers will eliminate that, it seems Rivian's traction control is not very good for balancing the torque off roading, and needs more work on calibrations. This is tough with electric drivetrains, because the difference is not small as the traction slips away on one wheel, and another wheel has massive resistance, the traction control has to react fast and in a big way, this is tough and can create other unintended consequences in the drivetrain, which Rivian has likely encountered in their testing. I originally thought the 4 motor system would be superior, but it seems not in all conditions, and in certain conditions old school lockers are superior.