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Rivian CEO: Self-Driving Cars Here Before 2030 (BYD: Here Now)

There are a handful different approaches to self-driving technology. Much of the discussion centers around the pros and cons of the different approaches and which is better. However, one can easily argue that all of the approaches are making progress and will get there at some point. In fact, they ... [continued]

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Rivian Explains Why CarPlay Debate Will Become 'Completely Obsolete'

On the latest episode of The Verge's Decoder podcast, Rivian's software chief Wassym Bensaid explained why the EV maker still refuses to offer Apple CarPlay.

In short, Bensaid said Rivian does not want CarPlay to fully take over the software experience.

"The challenge with screen mirroring solutions is that they take over every single pixel in the car," he said.

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Volkswagen Buys More Rivian (RIVN), At Risk Of $1.75 Billion In Fines

We’ve got some positive news from Volkswagen and Rivian this month, but we’ve also got a matter of concern for Volkswagen that could be quite costly. Volkswagen × Rivian Going Well One of Volkswagen’s big EV plays in the past several years has been partnering with Rivian, including investing in ... [continued]

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Rivian Has The Perfect Opening

I wondered for a while about Rivian’s timing. Tesla had already gotten huge. All automakers had electric vehicles on the market, more coming, and growing EV sales. They were all advertising their EVs at high volume — in my region, at least. How was Rivian going to squeeze its way ... [continued]

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Rivian R2 Extra Features, Other Variants, and In-House Lidar?

Rivian is now producing its new, more affordable (semi-affordable), more mass-market model, the R2. We now have a bit more news coming out about it to go along with this launch. The R2 has me both excited and nervous. It’s a potentially very popular model that could boost the EV ... [continued]

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« C’est la technologie qu’il faut » : le patron américain de Volkswagen est convaincu du logiciel Rivian des futures voitures électriques… mais pourquoi tout reste à faire

L'accord entre Volkswagen et Rivian, portant sur le logiciel des futures voitures électriques allemandes, refait parler de lui, cette fois-ci dans les mots du directeur de Volkswagen Group of America. Reste à savoir précisément quels modèles en profiteront... et quand.

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Only 6 Auto Brands Had EV Sales Growth In USA In 1st Quarter 2026

As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter ... [continued]

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Volkswagen–Rivian Software‑Defined Vehicles: Joint Venture RV Tech Successfully Completes Winter Testing

The joint venture “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) has successfully completed the winter tests of its production-intent zonal architecture for the first generation of software‑defined vehicles (SDVs). Over the course of several months of testing in Phoenix (USA) and Arjeplog (Sweden), a joint team from Volkswagen, Audi, Scout, ... [continued]

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Uber and Rivian Announce Wide-Ranging Robotaxi Plan

Five years from now, could the rideshare vehicle that you hail on the streets of a major U.S. city be operated entirely by software? If a new arrangement between Uber and Rivian goes according to plan, that might well be the new reality on the ground. The EV manufacturer and the rideshare company announced this […]

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