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Via Teslarati Rivian's 'Guardian Mode' will safely move passengers without any driver present December 19, 2019 A new patent submitted by electric car marker Rivian aims to create a safe traveling experience without anyone actually operating the vehicle. This would allow the vehicle to...

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via Reuters: Lincoln electric SUV to use Ford-backed startup's 'skateboard' chassis November 26, 2019 DETROIT (Reuters) - A battery-powered Lincoln SUV, due in mid-2022, will be the first Ford Motor Co (F.N) vehicle built on a custom electrified chassis that resembles a skateboard, which was...

Rivian's Christmas gift to its followers and future owners is this video of the R1T using the Tank Turn feature! The caption officially confirms that it will be available for both the R1T and R1S. Caption: Tank Turn. Available on the R1T and R1S :) Original post: Is a Tank Turn feature...

Back in March, a design prototype that clearly was not the R1T or R1S was spied inside Rivian's workshop. It was speculated to possibly be the model which will come after the R1T and R1S. At last year's LA Auto Show, British mag Autocar wrote: “Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said that the...

Rivian Is More Important To The Car Industry Than Tesla https://carbuzz.com/news/rivian-is-more-important-to-the-car-industry-than-tesla While Tesla steals headlines, Rivian is playing the long game. September 30, 2019 Tesla's bombastic CEO, Elon Musk, has done a fine job keeping Tesla...

At Amazon’s product demo event yesterday, Alexa voice command integration was demoed on the Rivian. For example, here it's used to open the R1T's frunk.

Amazon is holding its 2019 hardware event today and on display outside the Amazon Spheres building is the R1T.

Interesting topic: does Rivian have a new problem (a good problem). Hopefully, Rivian already has plans in place to produce/supply its own batteries!

Rivian Files Patent For Between-Seat Airbags Before we get into the details of Rivian’s new airbag paten application, let’s just state for the record that the fact that the company used a sedan in its description drawing doesn’t mean its working on a new stealth model. The company, as far as...

In a great sign of Amazon's confidence in Rivian, the company has just placed an order for 100,000 Rivian electric delivery vans. This adds on to their $700M investment in Rivian. Via...

VW's Electrify America to build more EV chargers at Walmart stores 'What Walmart offers is the heartland of America' https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/06/vws-electrify-america-to-build-more-ev-chargers-at-walmart-stor/ DETROIT — Volkswagen AG unit Electrify America will significantly expand its...

New Business Insider interview/article: THE CEO OF EV STARTUP RIVIAN EXPLAINS WHY HE THINKS IT WILL BEAT AUDI, MERCEDES-BENZ, AND BMW WITH ITS FIRST TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLES May 9, 2019 The electric-vehicle startup Rivian says its first two vehicles will have a combination of speed, range, and...

Rivian has filed a patent for a fast charge configurable battery pack which allows switching between 450V and 900V fast charging. :like: May 2, 2019 Source: Teslarati A recently published Rivian patent application titled “Configurable Battery Pack for Fast Charge” describes a method of...

Rivian Announces $500 Million Investment from Ford; Partnership to Deliver All-New Ford Battery Electric Vehicle Ford and Rivian form strategic partnership through $500 million minority investment • Ford to build all-new battery electric vehicle using Rivian’s flexible skateboard platform •...

Via Wired EV UPSTART RIVIAN IS HELPING TO DRIVE A NEW AUTO TECH BOOM IN THE MID-1880S, Karl Benz married a gas engine he had developed to a modified bicycle platform. When he released the contraption—the world's first commercially viable automobile—he also licensed his engine to other...

For a sense of scale of the storage areas on the R1T, here are some photos showing a (small) adult fitting inside the R1T gear tunnel and frunk. Pics by GirlInTheTrunk.

Rivian's NY Auto Show Preview Event is currently underway and we're here to bring you live pics of the event! In case you missed it, Rivian sent out invitations last month to an exclusive event for the pre-order community to see and touch the R1T and R1S as well as an opportunity to speak to...