Rivian is supposed to be having a great year. The launch of the R2 is supposed to bring it to the next level and help it finally get to profitability. Like many, I would absolutely love for Rivian to have a huge burst in sales, production, sales, production, and then … [continued]
I’ve been writing a bit lately on why robotaxis are not going to be as disruptive as many people expect. (See here and here and here.) A big core of the critique is the expectation that personal vehicles will have self-driving tech in them, and people would still rather have … [continued]
Rivian is in the middle of a big moment in its still fairly young life. It is stepping out of the very expensive portion of the SUV and truck market and into the moderately expensive portion of the market. It is expected to sell a lot more units of the … [continued]
The US startup Rivian has joined the ChargeScape collaborative, providing its customers with seamless access to utility discounts for EVs.
Rivian has hinted that its R3 and R3X hatchbacks may go into production as soon as its new factory in Georgia is complete.
It’s been a long wait, but Rivian’s more mass-market, midsize R2 SUV is now finding its way to customers. Rivian began “public customer deliveries” of the R2 yesterday. In terms of “private” deliveries to Rivian staff and insiders, those began in April. “Also beginning today, Rivian is extending invitations to … [continued]
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]
Much of the news about electric vehicles tends to be about the vehicles themselves, but there’s very little about the people who make them. However, a couple of days ago, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shared many details and comments about investing in innovation and jobs, with specific information about Rivian. … [continued]
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]
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]
