- The CEO of Rivian says that a hand -free driving system will arrive this year
- The update is planned for R1T and R1S vehicles
- A SAE level 3 system “Eyes-Off” could arrive in 2026
The founder and CEO of Rivian, RJ Scargen, revealed that he planned to launch a new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) which will allow hands -free driving in his vehicles … and he could be here before the end of the ‘year.
The system, which will operate a bit like the full autonomous functionality of Tesla, will effectively allow the R1T and R1 owners to remove their hands from the steering wheel (where authorized) while the vehicle browsing on pre-mapped routes using A series of on -board cameras and sensors.
Last year, Rivian updated its R1T and R1 models with the next generation of its camera technology, improving resolution and adding a new suite of sensors and processing units to manage more data.
Thanks to this, it is not yet difficult to know if the first generation Rivian vehicles will receive the aid systems for the next generation driver, or if it will only be possible with the suite of above -mentioned improved sensors.
Speaking when opening a new Rivian space in San Francisco last week, the CEO suggested that the recently updated Matrix LED headlights and full -width light bars could also be used to inform users From the road that the vehicle works in autonomous mode, depending on the penis.
In addition, Scarenge says that he hopes to extend the offering to an entirely Sae level 3 “eyes-off” system by next year, which would put Rivian to equality with Mercedes-Benz, which remains the One of the few manufacturers (BMW is another) to offer motorists the opportunity undertakes secondary tasks under extremely strict driving conditions in certain American states and European regions.
Currently, Rivian’s autonomous offer is similar to the most basic Tesla automatic pilot package, offering an intelligent cruise control function that allows the car to automatically slow down and slow down road traffic, as well as stay in its way.
But the recent announcement would increase the autonomous driving of Rivian offering a notch and allowed customers to sit and remove the hands from the steering wheel, as long as they are ready to take driving tasks as soon as the vehicle requires.
However, drivers would not be legally authorized to read a book, respond to emails or look away from the road during “Main Offs” modes, as this is only reserved for SAE Level 3 systems which have been legislated for use.
Analysis: Rivian needs to in-boot and outclass
Tesla is currently receiving a lot of flacks from its customers who opted for the “complete autonomous package” under the premise that one day, they would be allowed to operate the system without supervision at any time, according to Electk.
The company has gradually improved its autonomous driving equipment and many of the original FSD customers fear that the package for which they have paid (some of the transactions go back to 2016) will not actually work with their older vehicles if and when ‘Musk team cracks.
Unhappy customers now call Tesla to transfer all pre -existing autonomous plans to the driver, allowing them to transfer it to more recent vehicles, rather than attaching it to the car. Tesla previously honored this, but only for limited time windows.
Promising complete autonomous capacities, as Musk has done for years, is simply false, because vehicles are obviously not able to do so.
Instead, Rivian has chosen to play it more safe, offering “hand” driving capacities which he already knows how to exist and is already used by rival manufacturers. But he will always have to ensure that the systems work (and are legal) before thinking of demanding that customers give them them, especially when “eyes” promises are made.
In addition, offering only the latest technologies to the owners of the new Rivian models is an infallible way to alienate all these first adopters who bet large and supported the company at the start.
After all, the dream that we are all sold of the vehicle defined by the software indicates that cars are only improving over time. But as we see so often, it is not always the case.
