Autonomy

Kyle from Out of Spec just shared a video where his Gen 1 R1T kept throwing motor fault errors. After Rivian service dug in, they determined the most likely culprit was the Comma AI third-party tool he was using. Kyle honestly got lucky here, it turned out to be false errors. But other owners might not be so fortunate. If a tool like this causes real damage, Rivian has no obligation to cover the repairs under warranty. That could leave…

Back in January 2025, we reported that Rivian was aiming to bring “eyes-off” autonomy by 2026 (read here). Then in February, we followed up with news that hands-free highway driving was launching for Gen 2 R1 vehicles, which did in fact arrive a few weeks later (coverage here). Now Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is doubling down. In a recent appearance on InsideEVs’ Plugged-In Podcast, Scaringe said Rivian is on the “precipice” of a more advanced hands-free system that will go…

Reddit user u/mpshizzle may have uncovered a major under-the-hood change in Rivian’s Gen 2 driver assistance system. While Rivian hasn’t said anything official, their testing points to a shift away from Mobileye hardware and toward Rivian’s own perception stack in the latest 2025.26 update. Back when Gen 2 launched, Rivian showed off new custom 4K HDR cameras. But earlier testing suggested that Highway Assist actually relied on a single off-the-shelf Mobileye camera in the windshield. Blocking that camera disabled driver assistance completely,…