[DadEV]

Anyone looking to get hands-on with an Ariya ahead of time, you might be lucky enough to live in or near any of these locations. You have to pre-register to get behind the wheel so click the link below for the full schedule (I've left off the cities that have already happened).

Full listing and reservation link: Nissan - Ariya Ride & Drive

Remaining stops on the tour:
Chicago | Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park Convention Center
June 25-26
Denver, CO
Denver Colisium
June 25-26
Minneapolis | Shakopee, MN
Canterbury Park
July 9-10
Washington, DC | Chantilly, VA
Dulles Expo Center (North Hall)
July 9-10
Los Angeles | Pomona, CA
Pomona Fairplex
July 16-17
Boston | Marlborough, MA
Royal Plaza Trade Center
July 16-17
Nashville, TN
Gaylord Opryland Event Center
July 16-17
Seattle, WA
Tacoma Dome
July 23-24
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Expo Center South
July 30-31
Orlando, FL
Orange County Convention Center (West Concourse)
July 30-31
Portland, OR
Portland Expo Center
July 30-31
San Mateo, CA
San Mateo County Event Center
August 6-7

 

[petulantbeard]

Hoping this means we get a bunch more impressions, reviews, and videos posted from users here and elsewhere about the car! I'll be out of town the weekend it's near me, but I hope others get to enjoy.

 

[atreis]

The closest of those is 350 miles away. Ahh well. I'll have fun reading the reviews while waiting for my Ariya.

 

[belliott]

Is the registration number our reservation number?

thx

 

[jag]

Is the registration number our reservation number?

thx

No. You get an email from Nissan inviting you with a registration code as follows (example):

Join us for the 2023 Nissan ARIYA Ride & Drive event at the Dulles Expo Center (North Hall) located in Chantilly on July 09th or July 10th. You’ve reserved your ARIYA, now reserve your spot in the driver’s seat using the code below. Sign up today before space runs out.​

Registration Code​ BACXXXX​ REGISTER NOW​

We look forward to seeing you!​

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[belliott]

No. You get an email from Nissan inviting you with a registration code as follows (example):

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Join us for the 2023 Nissan ARIYA Ride & Drive event at the Dulles Expo Center (North Hall) located in Chantilly on July 09th or July 10th. You’ve reserved your ARIYA, now reserve your spot in the driver’s seat using the code below. Sign up today before space runs out.​

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Registration Code​ BACXXXX​ ​ REGISTER NOW​

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We look forward to seeing you!​

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Thanks. Could I ask when you received the email?

 

[voxel]

I have a Platinum+ reservation and would like to register for a "Ride and Drive" but have not received any e-mail. The event is about a month away - how early do they send out the codes?

 

[jag]

Thanks. Could I ask when you received the email?

June 13 Email from NIssan for the event on July 9-10 (about a month before the event).

 

[jag]

I have a Platinum+ reservation and would like to register for a "Ride and Drive" but have not received any e-mail. The event is about a month away - how early do they send out the codes?

You should receive the Email any day now as mine came a little less than a month before the event.

 

[DadEV]

My understanding is that if you're registering for an event that's more than two weeks away, they'll ask you for a registration code to give the folks who've reserved an Ariya an opportunity to sign up ahead of people without a reservation.
Once you're less than two-weeks out, it becomes a free-for-all based on however many open time slots are still available.
Sign up early if you've got an Ariya on order!

 

[voxel]

You should receive the Email any day now as mine came a little less than a month before the event.

Got an e-mail today tell me I should receive an invite in a week.

 

[MzNewEV]

Thank you for this! I have been seeing posts about the Ariya experience and was hoping I would get to experience it. I'm in Atlanta so hopefully I'll get an invite email soon! 🤞

 

[CADGISEngr]

After clicking the link I was able to sign up for a Drive and Ride event. I have a reservation but have not received an email from Nissan. Once I filled out the form (without a "Reservation Code") and hit the submit button I did receive an email with: "Congratulation on reserving your 2023 Nissan ARIYA, and now congratulations on securing your spot at our Ride and Drive event ..." Totally excited to get in the car to experience how I fit. My contact info may have clued them in that I am truly a reservation holder.

 

[ab13]

Good video of Chicago event. Although some of these color combos are not available, from what I can tell.

 

[MzNewEV]

I received my email to attend the event for Atlanta today!

 

[Nissan79]

Just got my email invite for the PDX Ride and Drive event. For reference, my Ariya pre-order reservation number is 211xx. I chose the ProPilot experience, just like the video above - but that looks kinda silly. Not interested in self-parking. Interested in self-driving, but it can't do that in the parking lot. Given that ProPilot 2.0 hands-off driving is all pre-mapped and only available on certain "approved' highway segments, obviously my big question is going to be "Will you show me the full ProPilot 2.0 approved highway map?". I'm sure the answer will be "we don't have that yet"; so then the question will be "When will it be ready?"

This overall map concept isn't any different than Ford's BlueCruise or Chevy's SuperCruise - but they already show their "approved" highway maps; whereas Nissan hasn't yet - which is just another in an increasingly bothersome list of issues that continue to subvert my interest in the Ariya, pushing me towards one of Ford or Chevy's options.

I specially chose the Platinum+ trim level for my Airya preorder because I want the hands-off highway driving capabilities that ProPilot 2.0 promises. If that feature isn't available when I purchase the car, should I just trust that it will eventually become available and it will work well enough to be worth the extra money that I paid for it? Would you?

 

[voxel]

Received my invite to the Orlando event just as customer support said it would today. Signed up for the ProPilot 2.0 experience.

 

[belliott]

A question for those who have already participated in the Ride & Drive event.

Were you able to get one time slot for you and a second time slot for your partner the same day?

It would be nice to to select one option for me, and the other option for my hubby if possible.

 

[Udon123]

Greeting,
I will be attending the test drive event next month with pro pilot 2.0 experience. They allow two additional adults to join the event. Anyone had experience with that? Was it informative? Which model I would be likely trying? Premier?

 

[Zel]

Reading this thread just reminded me to check my junk box which had the invitation delivered on 7/13 (for San Mateo). Was only able to book the consumer experience since ProPilot2 exp was full already. I reserved the Platinum trim but mainly for the performance...would have been nice to experience the level 2 autonomous driving capability...oh well