Rivian plans to introduce supervised point-to-point autonomous driving later this year on its second-generation vehicles. The feature aims to match capabilities similar to those offered by Tesla.
Chief executive RJ Scaringe detailed the plans during recent comments on the company's progress.
"Later this year, we’ll have full supervised point-to-point, which would be very similar like Tesla’s FSD," he said. The rollout will cover all Gen two models and the upcoming R2 SUV.
Scaringe outlined further steps, with unsupervised operation targeted for next year and fully driverless capability by 2028. He noted that driverless mode could enable new uses such as airport drop-offs and school pickups.
The company has chosen to partner with Uber for robotaxi services rather than build its own network. It intends to deploy 50,000 robotaxi versions of the R2 through the Uber platform.
