"Rivian is all-in on autonomous driving, stepping deeper into a territory Tesla has long positioned itself to dominate. On Thursday, at Rivian's R&D office in Palo Alto, the EV maker unveiled a road map to develop autonomous-driving capabilities for its future lineup of vehicles, including new hardware for the highly anticipated R2 - Rivian's cheapest car to date. That road map includes a new silicon chip, designed in-house, that will power Rivian's next-generation hardware and support self-driving functions."
"Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has been hinting at autonomous ambitions in recent years. However, since the company's first shipment of vehicles in 2021, Rivian's advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) software - Driver+ and the Rivian Autonomy Platform - has been more akin to Tesla Autopilot than Full Self-Driving Supervised. Tesla's Autopilot provides lane-centering and adaptive cruise control, while FSD can recognize traffic lights, conduct turns, and drive to a destination under constant driver supervision."
Rivian unveiled a roadmap to develop full autonomous-driving capabilities across its vehicle lineup and to integrate AI-powered features, including a voice assistant. The company will design an in-house silicon chip to power next-generation hardware and self-driving functions, with the hardware slated to ship with the R2 by the end of 2026. Rivian's current ADAS—Driver+ and the Rivian Autonomy Platform—resembles Tesla's Autopilot rather than Full Self-Driving Supervised. Rivian intends to offer a subscription model for its driver-assistance system similar to Tesla's FSD and pursue software licensing, exemplified by its partnership with Volkswagen. Rivian has been using Nvidia and Qualcomm Snapdragon chips for vehicle functions.
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