"According to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, that future is closer than you think. He told Automotive News this week that the next steps for Rivian's autonomy efforts are a "hands-free everywhere" feature, followed by a "point to point navigation" addition that sounds a lot like Tesla's FSD. Both of those will still require driver involvement and awareness. After that, things will move rather quickly toward a system you don't have to pay attention to anymore, according to the CEO."
""The next step is allowing you not to be in the vehicle," Scaringe told the outlet. Our view is that's going to happen well before the end of the decade. So, maybe in 2028 or 2029, Scaringe implies, you'll be able to send your Rivian out to run errands or pick up a friend at the airport while you stretch out on the couch."
"In other words, you can take a driverless ride in a Waymo right now in several cities across America. And you can comfortably rely on a hands-free driver aid like General Motors's Super Cruise while driving on certain highways, so long as you supervise. Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature can navigate the world fairly well in my experiencebut you also have to monitor constantly and be ready to jump in."
Robotaxi services and advanced driver-assistance systems have reached high capability levels, with Waymo offering driverless rides and hands-free aids like GM's Super Cruise enabling supervised highway driving. Tesla's Full Self-Driving (supervised) feature can navigate broadly but still demands constant human monitoring. Rivian plans to introduce a "hands-free everywhere" capability, then point-to-point navigation, and ultimately systems that do not require occupants. The transition from supervised aids to unattended autonomy is expected to accelerate after incremental steps, with mainstream consumer deployment possible well before the end of the decade, creating large market incentives.
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