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Rivian Tops Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey for Third Straight Year
For the third year running, Rivian has landed at the very top of Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction by Brand survey. According to the latest results, 85% of Rivian owners say they would buy their vehicle all over again, which is higher than any other brand surveyed. That puts Rivian ahead of well known brands like BMW, Subaru, and Tesla. It is an impressive showing, especially for a relatively young automaker that is still scaling production and expanding its service network.…
Rivian Reportedly Removes Mobileye Hardware From New Gen 2 Vehicles
Back in August, Rivian quietly shipped one of the more important software updates we have seen in a while. With update 2025.26, a friend of the site, u/mpshizzle on Reddit, spent time testing Gen 2 behavior and noticed something interesting. Rivian appeared to have fully transitioned to using its own in-house autonomy hardware, even though Mobileye hardware was still physically present in those vehicles. Fast forward to today, and we are now hearing that shift is official on the manufacturing…
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 a certain threshold, the vehicle may display a 12V battery warning that prevents AC charging. In the cases shared with…
Rivian Adds R1T Cargo Net, Long Way Home Collection, and Borealis Merch to Gear Shop
Rivian added several new items to the Gear Shop, so here’s a quick breakdown if you just want the highlights. New gear for the R1T includes the R1T Cargo Net priced at $225. It’s designed specifically for the R1T bed, uses rip stop mesh to keep smaller items from moving, and includes perimeter grommets plus four adjustable straps with carabiners for flexible tie down options. Rivian also introduced a product line of its Long Way Home collaboration with a new…
Editorial: Why Rivian’s Autonomy Future Focuses on Gen 2 While Gen 1 Driver+ Fades
As Rivian’s first ever Autonomy Day gets closer, I think it’s important to talk honestly about something that hasn’t been officially announced but feels increasingly unavoidable, the future of Driver+ on Gen 1 R1 vehicles. To be clear from the start, this is my opinion. Rivian has not formally come out and said that support for Driver+ on Gen 1 R1T and R1S vehicles is ending. There has been no press release, no explicit cutoff date, and no official statement…