Rivian and Mercedes-Benz get spooky tech features for Halloween

It’s Halloween time, and some automakers are getting into the season with holiday-themed features. Rivian and Mercedes-Benz have shown off their Halloween spirit so far, but less us know in the comments if you see anything spooky pop onto the dash of your car.

Rivian’s package of Halloween extras is easily the best and most well-rounded. If you haven’t already done so with your Rivian, social media posts online indicate that a message pops onto the screen allowing you to activate Halloween Theme and “make it spooky.”

Rivian is just delightful.

Cute little “Halloween Mode” easter egg in settings this weekend 🎃 pic.twitter.com/G5siYuvMNh

— Carter Gibson (@CarterGee)
October 29, 2022

The message reads as follows: “Some sounds, lights, and visuals will go ‘spooky’ for the Halloween season. Make sure Interactive Lighting and Accent Lights are on for the full experience.”

@Rivian’s Halloween Mode pic.twitter.com/EtgzmwOzdr

— Rick Boyett (@RickBoyett)
October 29, 2022

The sounds, as various folks have shown on social media, change the vehicles’ unlock/lock noises. Instead of a bird chirp upon locking, the Rivian emits an owl hooting noise. Then when you unlock the truck, you get a howling werewolf noise. As for the lights, the white interior ambient lighting turns to a spooky orange color. Previous to now, you were unable to change the ambient lighting color in Rivians, but this shows that the lighting can indeed be changed.

The final notable change in Halloween Theme is in the Rivian’s driver assistance visualizer. Instead of pedestrians showing up as people in the visualizer, they are glowing, walking zombies. Neat!