Rivian Autonomy+ costs $49.99 a month or $2,500 as a one-time purchase, and it only works on Gen 2 R1S and R1T (model year 2025 and later) and on the R2. Its main feature, Universal Hands-Free, lets you take your hands off the wheel on about 3.5 million miles of roads in the US and Canada that have clearly painted lane lines, but it does not stop or slow down for traffic lights or stop signs. Prices and features below are from Rivian’s Autonomy+ Upgrade support page and Rivian’s Autonomy page, checked October 19, 2026.
What you pay and what happens after the free trial
New R1 and R2 deliveries include a 60-day Autonomy+ trial that starts on delivery day. When it ends, you choose one of two options in your Rivian account:
- Subscription: $49.99 per month. It’s tied to that vehicle.
- One-time purchase: $2,500. It stays with the vehicle if you sell it. Rivian says the purchased features last for the life of feature support on the hardware the car was delivered with. You can apply Rivian Rewards toward the one-time purchase.
If you don’t buy either, the car keeps the standard driver-assist features listed below. Universal Hands-Free and Lane Change on Command go away.
Which Rivians can get Autonomy+
Rivian’s Autonomy Platform support page splits the lineup by generation:
- Gen 1 (model years 2022–2024 R1T and R1S): come with Driver+. They can’t get Autonomy+ or Universal Hands-Free.
- Gen 2 (model year 2025 onward R1T and R1S) and R2: come with the Rivian Autonomy Platform hardware and are eligible for Autonomy+.
The quickest check is the model year on your registration. A 2025 or later R1 is Gen 2. If you’re shopping used, ask whether Autonomy+ was bought outright, because only the one-time purchase transfers with the car.
What’s standard and what Autonomy+ adds
Every Gen 2 vehicle already includes Highway Assist (steering, braking and acceleration on select highways), Adaptive Cruise Control, Drive Styles (mild, medium, spicy), Co-steer, Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking, among others.
Autonomy+ adds:
- Universal Hands-Free: hands-off driving on roads with clearly marked lanes, not just mapped highways. An icon appears near the speedometer when the road qualifies, and you pull the drive stalk toward you twice to turn it on.
- Lane Change on Command: with Universal Hands-Free on, you flip the turn signal and the car changes lanes when there’s a gap. Rivian says this now works on more roads than freeways.
- Point to Point (not released to all subscribers yet): hands-free driving that follows your turn-by-turn navigation, including turns and city streets. See the timeline below.
The Autonomy page also lists Auto Parking and On-Ramp to Off-Ramp as “Coming 2026.” As of October 19, 2026, neither has a release date on Rivian’s support pages.
The limits that matter on the road
Universal Hands-Free is a hands-off, eyes-on system. You have to watch the road and be ready to take over at all times. Rivian’s support page states that neither Driver+ nor the Autonomy Platform is a Level 3 system, so you remain the driver legally and practically. A driver-facing camera in the rearview mirror watches for fatigue and distraction.
The biggest practical limit: Universal Hands-Free will not stop or slow down for traffic lights or stop signs. On a surface street, you handle every intersection yourself. It also needs clearly painted or dotted lane lines, so faded paint, snow cover or unmarked roads end hands-free mode.
When Point to Point arrives
Rivian is releasing Point to Point through an invite-only Autonomy Early Access Program before a general release:
- Who can apply: US owners of a Gen 2 R1 or R2 with an active paid Autonomy+ subscription or purchase. The 60-day trial doesn’t count. Gen 1 vehicles and owners in Canada are excluded.
- Where it starts: California and Florida first, with more states later. Once you’re in, you can use the features on supported roads anywhere in the US.
- When: invitations go out on a rolling basis starting October 15, 2026. Point to Point is targeted for participants in December, and Rivian says it will expand to all Autonomy+ vehicles in 2027.
Applying doesn’t guarantee a spot. Rivian picks owners based on how much they use Autonomy features, a clean recent safety record (forward collision warnings, collisions and other metrics), vehicle model and state, and rechecks every 30 days. Participants aren’t paid, must enable location and camera data sharing, complete monthly surveys and sign an NDA.
To apply:
- Sign in to your account on Rivian.com as the vehicle’s primary owner. Secondary drivers won’t see the option.
- Look for the Autonomy Early Access tile. If it’s there, review the program and agree to the pre-enrollment consent.
- Wait for an email. If you’re selected, your account tile updates and you sign the Participation Agreement there.
- Features then arrive by over-the-air update.
Owners who aren’t selected don’t get a rejection email. Your application stays on file for later phases.
How it compares to other systems
At $49.99 a month, Autonomy+ costs about the same as Ford BlueCruise and more than Super Cruise after GM’s included period. Both of those also limit hands-free driving to mapped roads, while Rivian uses lane-line detection instead. Our Super Cruise vs BlueCruise guide covers their costs and road coverage. Tesla’s supervised FSD costs $99 a month and does handle traffic lights; see our Tesla FSD price guide. For a true Level 3 system where the car is responsible under set conditions, see Mercedes Drive Pilot.