Apple Car Key is coming to Rivian’s electric vehicles, no sign of CarPlay

Rivian is moving its digital key to support Apple Car Key, no app required, which means owners can unlock a vehicle through Apple Wallet on an iPhone or Apple Watch.

Apple users will soon have access to Rivian vehicles via Car Key

Rivian will add Apple Car Key support to its second generation R1 vehicles later in December through the 2025.46 update. The shift moves basic access away from the Rivian app and places the digital key directly inside Apple Wallet, where it behaves like any other digital pass.

The update creates an Apple Car Key that unlocks, locks, and starts a second generation R1S or R1T with an iPhone or Apple Watch. Ultra Wideband hardware in these vehicles lets Rivian read proximity with far greater accuracy than the previous Bluetooth-based system.

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