If Universal Hands-Free keeps asking for your attention on sunny drives, your sunglasses might be blocking the driver monitoring camera. Rivian told me the best fix right now is trying a different pair.
Rivian's Halloween Mode is back starting October 9, and this year it's a full Ghostbusters collaboration rolling out to every R1 and R2. It's live through November 2 with new light shows, lock sounds, a scavenger hunt, and a parked arcade game.
Rivian's 2026.36 update brings Pet Cam to R2 with a live color feed and lock screen snapshots of your pet. Every R1T and R1S also gets remote Pet Mode controls in the Rivian app.
Rivian R2s with VINs around 10,000 and higher are shipping with front seat ventilation in the bottom cushion only, with the backrest fan removed. An R2 technician confirmed the change to me, though Rivian hasn't responded to my request for comment yet.
Rivian closed its $1 billion loan from Volkswagen today at a 6.03% rate fixed for 10 years, with no payment due until October 2028. The loan is backed only by Rivian's half of the joint venture, and Volkswagen has now delivered $5.3 billion of the $5.8 billion it committed.
Rivian just dropped a Ghostbusters teaser on X, and it lines up with Wassym's promise of an early Halloween update. Here's what the clip shows and what it could mean for R1 and R2 owners.
Rivian Care is now available in 47 states, and Rivian just added new details on who qualifies and how existing owners get in. Here's what both plans cover, the state exclusions to watch, and how the invitation process works.
Rivian's LiDAR R2 won't reach customers until 2027, and I'm starting to think it may never matter much. The more camera-based driving improves, the more I wonder if Tesla was right all along.
Rivian is swapping my R2 Performance Launch Edition for a new one after service found continued issues with my AC compressor that weren't normal. Engineering wanted to use my car to learn more, and I'm working with the team to get into another R2.
Wassym confirmed today that Rivian Assistant is coming to R2 with the October software update. It joins Pet Cam as the second big R2 feature confirmed for the same release.
