Overview
- The livestreamed event begins at 12 p.m. ET from Rivian’s Palo Alto offices on the company’s YouTube channel.
- Rivian is targeting hands-free, point-to-point driving on its Gen 2 vehicles in 2026, with eyes-off capabilities discussed for later in the decade.
- An in-house AI assistant developed over nearly two years is planned for customer release by year-end and is separate from the Volkswagen joint venture.
- The Rivian Autonomy Platform features 11 exterior cameras, 12 ultrasonics, five radars, a driver-facing camera, and a Gen 2 autonomy computer rated at 250 TOPS.
- Rivian is preparing LiDAR integration for next-generation models, while Wall Street remains cautious with a recent Morgan Stanley downgrade and RBC urging focus on profitable R2/R3 scaling.