"The update’s banner feature is Rivian Navigation with Google Maps, which Rivian first unveiled in July 2025.
Built on Google’s Maps Auto SDK, it replaces the Mapbox system the vehicles previously used, layering Google routing, live traffic, road incidents, search and satellite imagery beneath Rivian‘s interface and charging tools.
The company moved to Google after criticism of its in-house navigation.
Navigation was “one of the areas where we had some level of criticism,” Rivian software chief Wassym Bensaid told TechCrunch at the launch.
The overhaul reached the consumer R1T and R1S last year. "
