Rivian 2026.15 is rolling out with the new Rivian Assistant as the headline feature. Here's my hands-on video review covering how it works, what it can do, and where it lands in the real world.
Customer R2 deliveries are about to start, and the next 30 days are going to tell us more about where Rivian is actually headed than anything that's been pitched on a stage in the past year. The marketing is done, production is rolling, and the story is about to shift from pricing and trims to what real ownership actually looks like. I've got an R2 coming too, so I'll be sharing the full experience here as it unfolds.
Back for round two of The Sunday Drive. Lighter on hard news than last week but heavier on the stuff that matters long term, with a bigger VW stake, an R2X tease, a chip story worth paying attention to, and Rivian Assistant on the way.
The upcoming 2026.15 software update brings Rivian Assistant, the new AI voice assistant, as the headline feature, alongside Profile PIN authentication and a handful of Gen 2 refinements. Here's what to expect when it lands.
Rivian's new Stories post on Adventure Network scaling mostly recaps things R1 owners already know, with one exception. The underground work at most existing RAN sites is already done, so adding new stalls becomes a hardware drop instead of a months-long construction project.
