Rivian Software Update 2025.26 Peak Response

Improvements

• Gen 2: Enhanced perception upgrades the autonomous and active safety features on R1 Gen 2 vehicles.
  • Improved system performance when sensors are temporarily obstructed by snow, mud, or direct sunlight.
  • Improved detection and quicker reaction times to dynamic traffic conditions, such as cut-ins, merges, and stopped traffic.
  • Expanded vehicle detection across multiple lanes and in cross-traffic, with improved visualizations on the driver display.
  • Reduced number of system disengagements due to poorly marked lanes.
• Improved the performance and stability of apps on the center display.
• In Navigation, improved the stability, usability, and responsiveness to touch gestures, such as swiping.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the center display from responding properly to multi-touch gestures after streaming video content protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). (Thanks, u/SnazzyLabs, for the report.)
• Fixed an issue in Apple Music that prevented certain users from signing back into the app.
• Enhanced steering calibrations for Sport and Off-Road drive modes to further optimize steering performance.
  • Sport drive mode: Maximized tire feedback and enhanced cornering precision.
  • Off-Road drive modes:
    • Reduced steering wheel kickback when you drive over rocky terrain.
    • Enhanced steering effort and damping to improve feedback during controlled rotation or drifting over gravel.
    • Improved steering torque feedback when you drive over loose surfaces and if wheel slip occurs.

NOTE

All-Purpose, Snow, and Conserve drive modes remain unchanged.

• Gen 2: Improved cabin climate behavior in humid conditions. (Thanks, u/RivianTrackr, for the report.)
• Increased the availability of on-demand battery conditioning when the vehicle battery is low.
• Fixed an issue that caused the “range is too low” notification to repeatedly appear during on-demand battery conditioning for DC fast charging.
• Gen 2: Fixed an issue that displayed inaccurate efficiency and energy consumption values for Trips A and B.
• Improved calibration to display the appropriate seat conditioning icon.
• Gen 1: Reduced active grille shutter noise from the front of the vehicle when it wakes from sleep.
• Gen 2: Added a way to restart the vehicle to the Settings > Vehicle > Service screen.