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Rivian Expands Autonomy Data Sharing Controls in Upcoming 2025.46 Update
Rivian just sent out an email to Gen 2 R1 owners outlining a big change to how the Autonomy Platform collects exterior camera images. This ties directly into improving things like low speed parking, active safety, and future hands free driving features, and it starts rolling out with software update 2025.46 next month.
tl;dr
Rivian is updating how Gen 2 vehicles collect exterior camera images by using your saved locations to block image capture at private spots, with full opt out still available in Settings starting with update 2025.46.
Right now Rivian blocks the first and last three minutes of every drive from exterior image collection. That’s mainly to avoid capturing sensitive places like homes or workplaces. With 2025.46, Rivian is getting smarter about exactly where that block should happen by using your saved locations inside the Navigation app.
If you save locations like Home, Work, or favorites such as your pharmacy, your kid’s school, or anywhere you consider private, Rivian will automatically exclude those spots from exterior image collection. If you haven’t saved any locations at all, Rivian will continue blocking the first and last three minutes of every drive.
You can also opt out completely by turning off Exterior Cameras Data Sharing in Settings under Data and Privacy. Rivian also reiterated that any images used for development aren’t tied to your account, name, email, or VIN.
This update is all about making Autonomy smarter in complex real world environments, not just controlled tests. If you want to fine tune what data Rivian can learn from, now’s a good time to review your saved locations.
A solid privacy minded change and another step toward improving Gen 2 Autonomy features.
I’m all for collecting the data but unless the 2025.46 update is also going to fix the existing location data issue I don’t know how they will implement this. If I don’t reset my truck every 7-10 days the app, the tracking websites, and Rivian have no idea where it is. It simply shows it parked at home and every trip is ‘Home’ to ‘Home’.