Rivian to Showcase AI-Driven Driving Tech at December Autonomy Day

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Back in September, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe joined Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney at the Communacopia + Technology Conference to talk about what’s next for the company, everything from the upcoming R2 platform to the Volkswagen joint venture. But the part that really stood out was autonomy. RJ revealed that Rivian is aiming to roll out “situational” Level 3 autonomy…

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Rivian Safety Recall on 2025 R1 Highlights Highway Assist Fix in Recent OTA Updates

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Rivian has filed a new safety recall affecting certain 2025 R1T and R1S vehicles, but the good news is that almost all owners are already in the clear thanks to recent OTA updates. The issue traces back to vehicles running software prior to version 2025.18.30. Rivian discovered that in rare cases Highway Assist could misclassify a situation at very low…

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The Hidden Dangers of Third-Party ADAS Tools on Rivian Vehicles

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…

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Rivian Owners Report Highway Assist Issues After 2025.26, Rivian Promises Improvements

Storm Blue Launch Edition Rivian R1T Quad

Rivian’s 2025.26 update has brought one of the biggest shifts yet in driver assistance tech. As we noted earlier this week, Rivian quietly dropped Mobileye from Highway Assist and fully switched over to their own in-house hardware that has shipped with every Gen 2 vehicle. Read our earlier coverage here. That’s a bold move, but it hasn’t come without growing pains.…

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RJ Says Rivian Will Deliver Point-to-Point Hands-Free Driving by 2026

2025 Rivian R1S

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…

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