Rivian Removes 2027 Timeline From Europe R2 Page

R2 Europe

Rivian has quietly removed the 2027 timeline from its European R2 website, replacing it with a simple sign up page and no official launch year. While nothing has been formally announced, the move follows Canada’s shift to a 2027 release and suggests Rivian is concentrating heavily on a US first rollout, leaving Europe’s R2 timing increasingly uncertain.

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Rivian R2 Will Use Radar, Not Ultrasonic Sensors

R2 Validation Builds

Rivian is dropping the ultrasonic parking sensors found on the R1 and moving the upcoming R2 to a vision first setup at launch. Those bumper sensors normally handle close range object detection during parking and low speed maneuvers, so this is a notable shift. Instead, R2 will rely more heavily on cameras and radar, with LiDAR expected to join the hardware stack later in 2026. Here’s what those sensors actually do, what changes with vision only, and how Rivian’s broader autonomy roadmap plays into this decision.

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