Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says the company will introduce supervised self-driving later this year, describing it as similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD). Speaking at an event in Anaheim, he said the capability is planned for Rivian’s second-generation vehicles and the upcoming R2 model, and is positioned as “supervised point-to-point” driving. Under Rivian’s roadmap, hands-free driving and an “eyes-off” mode are expected to arrive in 2027. The company’s staged plan indicates an initial deployment focused on supervised autonomy for specific routes or scenarios, followed by broader, more automated capabilities later. While Scaringe emphasizes the functional similarity to Tesla’s FSD, Rivian’s timeline specifically ties near-term releases to vehicle generations already under development or slated for release, with later milestones focused on increased driver disengagement. The statements frame Rivian’s autonomy development as a gradual progression from driver-supervised features to higher levels of automation over the next several years.