Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles

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Rivian has been sued connected allegations that it made misleading statements astir nan self-driving capabilities of its R1T motortruck and R1S SUV. 

According to nan people action complaint brought by Rivian customers, nan first-generation models of these vehicles are not tin of nan offering nan self-driving imaginable that nan institution had promised. The plaintiffs based on that Rivian represented that those early models would beryllium tin of level 3 autonomous driving, meaning nan conveyance would beryllium capable to steer, accelerate and break without driver action.

"In reality, Rivian manufactured its Gen 1 Vehicles without nan hardware, cameras, sensors, and compute to alteration hands-free driving and/or Level 3 autonomous operation," nan title states. "No package update — nary matter really blase — will alteration its Gen 1 Vehicles to execute arsenic advertised. Rivian unquestionably knew that its Gen 1 Vehicles would ne'er beryllium tin of Level 3 autonomy aliases 'true hands-free driving' yet continued to tout nan expected capabilities of its vehicles to induce consumers to acquisition them."

Rivian introduced its "universal hands-free driving" package update precocious past year. The tech was made disposable for nan company's R2 postulation of electrical vehicles and nan 2nd procreation of its R1 lineup.

When contacted by TechCrunch, Rivian declined to connection remark connected nan pending case.