Rivian on Wednesday introduced its acquisition of Swedish mapping firm Iternio, the developer of the EV trip-planning app A Higher Routeplanner.

The app, which permits EV drivers to plan routes incorporating charging stops, will probably be maintained as a standalone function for drivers of all EVs, however its core options will probably be built-in with Rivian’s in-vehicle navigation system and cell app, in keeping with an organization press launch.

2023 Rivian R1S

“A Higher Routeplanner leads the best way in EV journey planning and is a crucial platform for EV adoption,” Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe mentioned in a press release, “which is why it is so necessary for us to maintain the platform open for all.”

Rivian drivers will quickly have A Higher Routeplanner’s options built-in, although. An upcoming software program launch will add the flexibility to plan journeys primarily based on charging networks and vary on arrival, the discharge mentioned. Drivers can even be capable to use the Rivian app to plan a visit from dwelling and ship the data to their automobile’s navigation system.

2022 Rivian R1S

These options might be added to current automobiles over the air, and can probably be accessible from the beginning within the Rivian R2, the smaller, less-expensive mannequin that can function the follow-up to the Rivian R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. Rivian CFO Claire McDonough confirmed this week that the R2 will probably be revealed in 2024 and can goal a worth vary of $40,000-$60,000 because the automaker goals to broaden the market.

Rivian this week additionally confirmed plans to undertake the Tesla cost port, in any other case often known as the North American Charging Normal (NACS). The automaker didn’t affirm when it plans to start out constructing automobiles with the Tesla connector, or whether or not it should abandon the Mixed Charging Normal (CCS) port, however mentioned entry to the Tesla Supercharger community might occur (probably with adapters) as quickly as spring 2024. Now it seems to be like Rivian drivers may have a neater time discovering these Supercharger websites.