Rivian Is Rolling Out Its AI-Powered Voice Assistant

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Rivian is rolling out its AI-powered in-vehicle voice assistant with the automaker's latest software update. It will be available to all Rivian Gen 1 and Gen 2 owners paying for the company's Connect+ cellular subscription service, which costs $15 a month or $150 a year, or are in the middle of an active trial. The assistant will also be available on Rivian's upcoming R2 mid-size electric SUV that has recently started production. Rivian is expected to make the first deliveries of the R2 EV's most expensive variant later this spring and to offer its $45,000 base model in 2027.

The automaker first announced Rivian Assistantat its inaugural Autonomy and AI day in December 2025, where it said that the assistant will "orchestrate different models and choose the best one for the task." Rivian is calling this multi-modal AI foundation "Rivian Unified Intelligence." It understands the products and operations...

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