2025.22 Update - Official Release Notes (Now With Google Maps Navigation)

[rex55]

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[mmcool]

No. It’s horrible. That was the correct word. I will just continue to use my phone for navigation which is safer than trying to follow a Rivian map that zooms so far in that you can no longer see where you need to be going.

auto zoom is really bad, hard to follow how far are the turns. That said, it should be fixable.

 

[dwilkieo]

Has a good looking interface, but not working properly. R1S Gen2. Won't calculate miles, arrival time, etc. When I manually input a destination it displays a route, which looks fine, but if I am facing the wrong way and go to the next street it won't recalculate the route. I have to ask it to try again. Alexa seems extra dumb about finding locations. Hope these are bugs that will be fixed or somebody can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

 

[captainjp]

Well, it should be pretty easy for you to let us hear the new voice...

It would be weird that you are the only one who got new audio, as many others are reporting that it's the same...

You are indeed correct. I initially thought the voice had changed, but alas it has not. I stand corrected.

 

[mkhuffman]

If Rivian adds Gemini to the infotainment system, they'd better allow owners to opt out. I disabled Gemini on wherever I found it and I don't want it in my vehicle, either.

Same here - disabled the Samsung one on my phone. I have not turned on Alexa in my R1 either.

Has a good looking interface, but not working properly. R1S Gen2. Won't calculate miles, arrival time, etc. When I manually input a destination it displays a route, which looks fine, but if I am facing the wrong way and go to the next street it won't recalculate the route. I have to ask it to try again. Alexa seems extra dumb about finding locations. Hope these are bugs that will be fixed or somebody can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Did you try a soft reboot?

 

[rutiger]

Eh. All platforms have streets they pronounce incorrectly. Technology is imperfect. Good thing we all know how to read. Right?

Sure. But I'm talking about completely normal things like "south-", "-teen", "teenth", etc. I can use any nav app and those things are pronounced completely normal.

This is how Rivian butchers it.

 

[jimboski93]

Two positives so far for me:

1. Zoom near a turn is much better. I hated how MapBox zoomed in so close when you got 0.5 miles from a turn that it wasn't helpful to know much about the upcoming turn
2. Re-routing: if I chose to go a different way than MapBox suggested, it would constantly suggest u-turns for minutes on end. Google Maps seems to quickly understand that I've chosen an alternative route.

 

[Wokka1827]

Has a good looking interface, but not working properly. R1S Gen2. Won't calculate miles, arrival time, etc. When I manually input a destination it displays a route, which looks fine, but if I am facing the wrong way and go to the next street it won't recalculate the route. I have to ask it to try again. Alexa seems extra dumb about finding locations. Hope these are bugs that will be fixed or somebody can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

I’m somewhat in the same boat as you, Gen 1, R1T with similar “problem”. Mine won’t even work if I press the try again - parked it up for work for the day, but did a soft / hard reset ready for when I go back to it later… fingers crossed that’s all it is that’s needed to get it back up and running again.

 

[Seano]

Two positives so far for me:

1. Zoom near a turn is much better. I hated how MapBox zoomed in so close when you got 0.5 miles from a turn that it wasn't helpful to know much about the upcoming turn
2. Re-routing: if I chose to go a different way than MapBox suggested, it would constantly suggest u-turns for minutes on end. Google Maps seems to quickly understand that I've chosen an alternative route.

I’ve used it on a handful of typical trips where I wouldn’t use/need to use Nav and this has been my experience, too.

One place I drive 2x per week has an option for highway (long way around), surface streets (more direct and usually ~ same time) and back roads maybe longer time, maybe shorter time depending on time of day. Yesterday was the first time Nav didn’t keep trying to get me to go highway and it re-routed quickly when I ignored a turn and took the back roads. Cool!

 

[ksumnole]

Unpopular option. Apple Maps looks and works such much better. I wouldn't have said that 5 years ago, but today, Google Maps looks like Windows 95. I hate it.

 

[EVfanboy]

Did anyone notice any difference in the ride quality/comfort after the update? Thanks

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Sure. But I'm talking about completely normal things like "south-", "-teen", "teenth", etc. I can use any nav app and those things are pronounced completely normal.

This is how Rivian butchers it.

Rivian mobile app > scroll to bottom > tap on "share feedback"

 

[Zoidz]

Did anyone notice any difference in the ride quality/comfort after the update? Thanks

Interesting that you mention this - I thought I noticed a slight improvement, but I figured it was just my imagination.....

 

[godfodder0901]

Interesting that you mention this - I thought I noticed a slight improvement, but I figured it was just my imagination.....

It was only for Gen 2.

 

[Taco Corp]

Maps look better, and search is a significant improvement in initial testing, but one of my biggest annoyances still hasn't been addressed.

Why in 2025, after multiple updates, is it still not possible to change the name of saved favorites? A list of addresses is great, but then you have to know which one is which just based on the house number. Saving a favorite with a name in Google Maps e.g. School will retain the name, but if I go to save friends' addresses, there's no way I've found to put a friendly name on that favorite.

This is one of the big roadblocks that keeps me using my phone for navigation. Google makes it simple to just look for School, Sam's house etc..

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