Rivian opens invite-only test of Point to Point hands-free driving

Rivian has started letting a small group of owners try its next driver-assistance step. The Autonomy Early Access Program invites selected drivers to test Point to Point, a supervised feature that can drive an entire planned route. Motor1 has the details, and the fine print is as interesting as the feature.

What Point to Point does

Rivian's existing Universal Hands-Free system keeps the vehicle in its lane on mapped roads. Point to Point connects that system to turn-by-turn navigation, so the car follows the whole route: it takes turns, merges onto highways and drives on ordinary streets. It relies on a 360-degree sensor suite and Rivian's own Large Driving Model, the software that interprets what the cameras and sensors see.

It is still Level 2 driver assistance. You have to watch the road and be ready to take over the whole time.

Who can apply

• Owners of a Gen 2 R1 or an R2 with an active, paid Autonomy+ subscription.
• In this first phase, owners in California and Florida. Gen 1 R1 vehicles and Canadian owners are excluded.
• Applications go through an Autonomy Early Access tile in your Rivian.com account, and only the primary account holder sees it.

Rivian also weighs how often you already use its Autonomy features, your recent safety record (including events like forward-collision warnings), and a mix of regions and models.

What testers sign up for

This is not a free preview to try whenever you like. Selected owners must use the features weekly, log issue reports through the vehicle's screen and fill in a monthly survey. They also agree to share location and camera data under a non-disclosure agreement. Rivian can review participation every 30 days and remove people without warning, and there's no compensation.

James Philbin, Rivian's senior vice president of Autonomy and AI, had said the company was aiming for this first public preview by year-end, with a broader release to all Autonomy+ subscribers in 2027. Interest from owners in other states will help Rivian decide where Point to Point goes next.

Rivian is also busy outside its own cars: it recently said it wants to license its technology to other carmakers and plans to let third-party AI agents run in its EVs.