Rivian Founder & CEO RJ Scaringe on the Rivian R2, R3, R3X & Beyond!
Motortrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Rivian Founder & CEO, RJ Scaringe! RJ talks about EV adoption, Rivian R2, Rivian R3 & R3X, Rivian Commercial Van, Autonomy, Improvements from Gen 1 to Gen 2, NVIDIA partnership, Android Automotive, Unreal Engine, VW partnership, GenAI, international markets, NACS, Halloween mode, and a lightning round! 2:26 -Are EVs really InEVitable? 4:52 - EV adoption rate. 7:56 - How much is cost a factor in adoption 8:47 - Excitement around release of R2 & R3. 10:27 - R3, & R3X Benchmarks. 13:10 - Suspension, electro hydraulic damper. 17:44 - Approach to R2. 20:56 - R2T? Or R3T? 22:04 - Rivian Commercial Van. Consumer delivery van? 24:37 - RoboTaxi? Autonomy? 27:50 - Improvements from Gen 1 to Gen 2. 31:40 - Dual NVIDIA drive. 33:04 - Why NVIDIA? 35:00 - Android Automotive. 36:51 - Unreal Engine. 42:00 - AR. 43:02 - Uses of GenAI. 46:30 - Tactile buttons vs full digital controls? 48:33 - VW partnership with XPENG. 50:25 - Chinese market vs US market. 56:14 - VW partnership. 01:04:07 - Lightning Round! FSD App? Heavy Duty Truck? NACS? Open roof? Quad? 01:11:00 - R2 & R3X timing? 01:13:33 - Electric door handles. 01:14:14 - Subscriptions. 01:18:47 - Halloween mode! 01:19:08 - New colors coming. 01:19:51 - Bi-directional charging? 01:23:12 - DTC vs Dealerships. 01:25:37 - Tesla. 01:26:52 - Porsche. 01:30:20 - Rivian sports car??