Rivian is taking the beta-tester route to self-driving, and it is starting small. The company opened its Autonomy Early Access Program in October, inviting a limited number of owners to try Point to Point, a supervised feature that lets the vehicle handle turns, highway merges, and surface streets along a planned route.
Any Gen 2 R1 or R2 owner with an active paid Autonomy+ subscription can apply to the program, and there is no pay for taking part. James Philbin, Rivian's senior vice president of Autonomy and AI, said the company was tracking toward a year-end launch for this first public preview, ahead of a wider rollout in 2027.
