The Rivian Tire Guide has a new "Help me choose" button. Three questions, and it returns up to three tires that actually fit your R1 or R2, each with a reason and a trade-off. Every pick comes out of the guide's own catalog, so nothing gets invented.
The new Weather app in 2026.31 requires Connect+, and mobile live trips is next. Here is what the subscription actually unlocks, what you still get for free, and whether $14.99 a month holds up.
The first 2027 R1S builds with second row captain's chairs have started arriving at service centers and spaces as customer deliveries and demo units. Here is a closer look at the pass through, the fold-flush armrest, and the pop-out cup holder now that the configuration can be seen in person.
RivianOS 2 lands in the 2026.31 beta with a rebuilt interface, Waze alerts, and Gen 1 R1 included. Claire McDonough is stepping down as CFO, R2 VIN assignments hit the 9400s with a ten day order to VIN turnaround, and the AC compressor in my own R2 failed inside the first month.
R2 VIN assignments have climbed into the 9400s, with one day one reservation holder going from confirmed order to assigned VIN in just ten days. The pace has held near 115 a day since June, and the gap between assignment and handover finally looks like it is closing.
RivianOS 2 lands with software 2026.31 and brings a completely rebuilt interface, a new vertical status bar, a redesigned Media app with Apple Music and TIDAL support, a Weather app under Connect+, and Waze style police and speed camera reports in Navigation. Gen 1 R1 owners are included, which says a lot about how Rivian is treating its earliest vehicles.
Claire McDonough is leaving Rivian after nearly six years, with her final day set for October 30, 2026. Derek Mulvey, currently VP of Finance, is expected to step in as interim CFO while Rivian searches internally and externally for a permanent replacement. Here is what the timing means heading into the R2 ramp.
Rivian now sells its own mesh roof sunshades for the R1, at $150 for the R1S against $89 for the VION set. I ran both on my R1S. Same coverage, but the mesh lets noticeably more heat through, and the VION costs you the glass roof view to fix that.
ZEVcentric has released the Aspira Forge AF-10, one of the first 18-inch aftermarket wheels built specifically for the Rivian R2. It is fully forged, weighs 23 lb per wheel, fits tires from 255 to 275, and RivianTrackr readers get $100 off a set.
RivianOS 2.0 is coming to R1 Gen 1 and Gen 2 in the 2026.31 update, with Waze speed camera and police alerts landing in the same OTA. Rivian is also telling some R2 owners to pause DC fast charging, Forest Green orders opened, and my own R2 lost its HVAC.
