Rivian's autonomy push faces its first big test

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent much of the latest earnings call promoting the EV maker's self-driving plans. Its point-to-point hands-free driving feature will first go to employees for testing in 2026 and reach customers in 2027, with Uber robotaxis planned for 2028. Matching Tesla, which has FSD in over 1.7 million cars, remains a costly gamble.