Rivian Snow

Owners Flag Possible Gen 2 Rivian Charging Bug in Sub Freezing Temps

A few RivianTrackr readers and viewers have reached out over the past few days to share reports of a potential software issue affecting Gen 2 Rivian vehicles in colder parts of the U.S. At this time, there is no official confirmation from Rivian, and the information below is based on owner accounts. According to these owners, when temperatures drop below…

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Digital Key

Digital Key Is Coming to Gen 2 Rivian Vehicles in the 2025.46 Update

Wassym from Rivian shared that Digital Key support is officially coming to Gen 2 vehicles with the 2025.46 OTA update later this month. Your Rivian key will now live natively inside Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet, with UWB for high precision, native watch-support, and NFC unlocking if your phone battery dies. Also coming with 2025.46: Rivian is updating…

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Rivian Autonomy Day

Predictions: Rivian Autonomy Day and the Moment Software Really Matters

Rivian Autonomy Day is set for December 11, and for the first time it really feels like Rivian is ready to stop hinting and start showing. We have heard plenty of big-picture talk around software, AI, and long-term autonomy goals over the years. This event feels different. The language has changed, the demos are closer, and Rivian leadership has publicly…

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Rivian Autonomy Platform

RJ Scaringe Confirms Universal Hands Free on Gen 2 R1 Before Autonomy Day

RJ Scaringe just dropped a pretty huge nugget during his Fireside Chat at Actuate 2025, and it could not have come at a better time with Rivian’s first Autonomy Day right around the corner on December 11. He confirmed that he recently spent two full hours driving, or really not driving, a Gen 2 R1 around the Palo Alto area…

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Rivian CarPlay

If Tesla Adds CarPlay, Rivian’s Stance Could Get Harder To Defend

Tesla spent years insisting that CarPlay would never touch its in-car ecosystem. Now Bloomberg says the company is quietly testing it and might roll it out by the end of the year. If this actually happens, it completely rewrites the conversation about whether Rivian could ever bring CarPlay to its vehicles. Tesla is the poster child for the walled garden…

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