Rivian Rolls Out One of the Most Anticipated Updates, Including RivianOS 2 and Waze Alerts

Rivian Rolls Out One of the Most Anticipated Updates, Including RivianOS 2 and Waze Alerts

Rivian is rolling out one of the most anticipated software updates for its vehicles. For R1S and R1T owners, the 2026.31 update will be like buying a new car, thanks to the vastly improved RivianOS 2 software. Meanwhile, all vehicles will get Google Maps and Waze user reports on police presence and speed cameras along the route. Ever since deliveries of the R2 debuted, the Rivian software team has been busy bringing the Rivian R2 vehicles... (co…

Rivian rolls out RivianOS 2, unifying software across R1 and R2

Rivian is rolling out RivianOS 2, the biggest overhaul of its in-car software since the R1 first shipped. For the first time, it puts every vehicle the company sells on a single software stack. The update, version 2026.31, started reaching eligible R1 and R2 vehicles today. It brings a rebuilt interface, Unreal Engine 5 graphics, real-time police and speed-camera alerts, and a deeper AI layer Rivian calls Unified Intelligence. more…

RivianOS 2.0 Comes to the R1 in the 2026.31 Update

Rivian is rolling out 2026.31 to the R1T and R1S, bringing RivianOS 2.0 and the full interface redesign to the R1 lineup. Both Gen 1 and Gen 2 get it, which puts the R1 in parity with the R2 that has run this software for about a month. The big changes are a new left side dock, a redesigned music…

Rivian Begins Pushing Its R2 Operating System to Every R1 Ever Sold

Rivian began rolling out Rivian OS 2 to its R1T and R1S vehicles on Friday, bringing the operating system (OS) that debuted on the R2 in June to both generations of its original models and putting the company's entire passenger fleet on a single software platform for the first time.

Your First-Gen Rivian R1 Just Got The Same Software As A Brand-New R2

Even first-generation Rivian R1 owners get the new RivianOS 2 experience, though newer models retain some hardware advantages