Rivian said it will introduce a lower-priced alternative to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system, offering a subscription-based autonomous driving package starting at $49.99 per month when it launches next quarter.
The U.S. electric vehicle maker said its end-to-end system, called Autonomy+, will also be available as a one-time purchase priced at $2,500. The company plans to roll out new capabilities over time, beginning with expanded hands-free assisted driving on existing second-generation R1 vehicles in the United States and Canada.
In 2026, Rivian will introduce a new self-driving hardware kit built around its in-house Rivian Autonomy Processor, or RAP1, manufactured on TSMC’s 5-nanometre process. The kit will include 11 cameras, multiple radars and a LiDAR sensor, and will debut on the upcoming R2 model.
Rivian said the RAP1 chip is designed for vision-focused autonomous driving and will power its next-generation Autonomy Compute Module 3. The company added that its software is trained using an end-to-end system based on a Large Driving Model that, in its words, “distills superior driving strategies from massive datasets into the vehicle.”
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At launch, Autonomy+ will offer fewer features than Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package, which currently costs about $8,000. Rivian said some functions, such as Universal Hands-Free driving, will initially require “clearly painted lines” outside highways, but the company pledged to “continuously improve the autonomy capabilities” of its vehicles as it works toward higher levels of automated driving.
Source: Rivian