Rivian Plans to Launch Supervised Point-to-Point Autopilot This Year to Rival Tesla's FSD

RJ Scaringe, CEO of U.S. electric vehicle maker Rivian, announced that the company will launch a supervised high-level Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) later this year, with capabilities comparable to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD). The new system will enable end-to-end autonomous driving under driver supervision and will be rolled out to all second-generation vehicles as well as the upcoming R2 models. Currently, Rivian’s existing Unsupervised Highway Driving (UHD) system—referred to as "hands-free" driving—is limited to approximately 3.5 million miles of designated roads in the U.S. and Canada, where it can control steering and speed but cannot handle complex scenarios such as turning maneuvers, traffic light recognition, or navigating parking lots. The new system is expected to significantly enhance Rivian’s driver-assistance capabilities. Scaringe did not disclose the initial coverage mileage for the new system at launch. He added that a fully autonomous driving feature requiring no driver supervision is anticipated to debut next year. Additionally, Rivian has identified autonomous ride-hailing as a core strategic focus. In March, the company signed a $1.25 billion partnership agreement with Uber, under which Uber plans to purchase up to 50,000 R2 vehicles to build an autonomous ride-hailing fleet.