Quieter week after the R2 launch. Configure emails ramp up, Rivian lays off hundreds from its service teams, and a Driver+ lawsuit lands over Gen 1 hands-free claims. Plus a new all in one location, the ChargeScape partnership, and my revamped Accessory Guide is live.
We want a new feature every month and we want the bugs gone, and we get loud when either one is missing. That is the corner Rivian is stuck in, and the boring updates are the ones doing the real work.
A class action lawsuit filed in California accuses Rivian of misrepresenting the autonomous driving capabilities of the first-generation R1T and R1S, claiming the company promised Level 3 hands-free driving the Gen 1 vehicles will never deliver. Here is what the complaint alleges, plus why this one hits differently with R2 and Autonomy+ on the horizon.
Configure invites for the R2 are picking up a week after launch. Here is what to know if yours has not landed yet, including the wait for options that are not live and Rivian's two to eight week estimate for builds you can take now.
Rivian confirmed Tuesday it is cutting hundreds of jobs, less than 2% of its workforce, across its service and customer teams. The reductions land just one week after R2 deliveries began, with reporting putting this round at more than 300 people.