This Video Shows Exactly Why Lidar Is Necessary For Self-Driving Cars Cameras can help a car "see" the world just fine. So can radar. But when conditions get bad, this is why you want lidar's help. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Dec 11 2025 -
Rivian Launches 'Universal Hands-Free' Driving—And An AI Assistant Even the second-generation Rivian R1 vehicles are getting more advanced autonomous driving and the Rivian AI Assistant. By Patrick George Technology - Dec 11 2025 -
This Upgrade Could Make The Rivian R2 Fully Autonomous—Eventually Rivian's upcoming $45,000 R2 crossover will get a lidar sensor as the EV startup raises the stakes on autonomous driving. By Tim Levin Technology - Dec 11 2025 -
Watch Rivian's Autonomy And AI Day Livestream Here Rivian has big ambitions, including point-to-point driverless rides and an AI assistant. Watch the livestream here. By Iulian Dnistran News - Dec 11 2025 -
'Entirely Different': The Next Few Years Of Vehicle Autonomy Will Change Everything Plus, we do the math on Trump's fuel economy rollback and Volvo still wants electrification in the U.S. By Rob Stumpf News - Dec 9 2025 -
This Rivian R1T Has Over 600 Miles Of Range It was built to set a new Cannonball Run EV record, so it has more than double the original car’s battery capacity. By Iulian Dnistran News - Dec 8 2025 -
Rivians Will Be So Driverless By 2030, You Won't Need To Be In The Car: CEO Rivian founder RJ Scaringe has a bold timeline for personally owned self-driving cars. By Tim Levin Autonomous Vehicles - Dec 5 2025 -
The Rivian R1 Has A New Color And It Absolutely Rocks Rivian revealed its new limited-run Borealis color, proving that it knows how to be cool in a sea of boring monochrome. By Rob Stumpf Design - Dec 4 2025 -
Rivian Recalls 35,000 EVs In The U.S. Over Seatbelt Issue The R1S SUV and R1T pickup are not part of the recall, though. By Iulian Dnistran Recalls - Dec 3 2025 -
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring Vs. Rivian R1S: Which One Is Really Quicker? Both electric three-row SUVs weigh over 6,000 pounds, but they can sure put on a show. By Iulian Dnistran Races & Chases - Nov 26 2025 -
Rivian’s CEO Says Losing The $7,500 EV Tax Credit Is A Win—Here’s Why The change forced some legacy automakers to scale back their EV plans. That’s good news for Rivian. By Iulian Dnistran Industry - Nov 25 2025 -
2025 Rivian R1T Owner Review: Here’s What Broke After 28,000 Miles Rivian improved a lot of things on the Gen 2 R1T, but there are still some issues, as this owner discovered after one year. By Iulian Dnistran Repair / Maintenance - Nov 16 2025 -
Toyota's $10 Billion U.S. Investment Means It Could Export Cars Back To Japan Plus, Xiaomi is becoming a giant and Rivian's joint venture with VW could soon extend to gas cars. By Rob Stumpf News - Nov 13 2025 -
The Rivian-Volkswagen Partnership Will Go Even Further Than We Expected Rivian and Volkswagen are racing to bring next-generation software and electrical architecture to mass-market electric vehicles. By Suvrat Kothari Software - Nov 12 2025 -
Rivian Dangles A $5 Billion Payday For RJ Scaringe. Here's What It Will Take The new compensation plan could make Scaringe a billionaire, but only if Rivian can actually turn a profit. By Suvrat Kothari Industry - Nov 8 2025 -
BYD's European Takeover Continues—And Tesla's Feeling The Pain Meanwhile, BMW is a bright spot in Europe's EV race, and Rivian's Q3 was a mix of growing pains and good news. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Nov 5 2025 -
The $45,000 Rivian R2 Will Be Able To Power Your Home Rivian’s make-or-break R2 SUV will be fitted with a newly designed control module that enables bidirectional charging. By Iulian Dnistran News - Nov 5 2025 -
Here's What The Rivian R2 Launch Edition Will Be Like "It's well-appointed, but it's not intended to be our most expensive version," Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said on Tuesday. By Patrick George Official - Nov 4 2025 -
Toyota Bet Right On Hybrids. Its Timing On EVs May Pay Off Next Plus, China's getting ready to pull the plug on EV subsidies, and Rivian says it's not ready to tap a U.S. government loan yet. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Oct 29 2025 -
Rivian’s Halloween Update Turns The R1S And R1T Into Spooky Swamps The facelifted EVs can play spooky sounds and turn on their LED lightbars when someone walks by. By Iulian Dnistran News - Oct 21 2025 -
Are EVs A Good Buy If You Live In A Small Town? "If you can’t charge your electric vehicle, there’s literally no point in getting one.” By Nina Hernandez Trending - Oct 16 2025 -
Charging A Rivian Is About To Get Even Easier Real-time charger availability, charging scores and Plug & Charge are coming to two more networks. By Iulian Dnistran Charging - Oct 15 2025 -
Ford, Chevy And Mercedes Still Can't Touch Rivian's Electric Van Rivian’s electric delivery van is leading the sales charts, but the Chevrolet BrightDrop is breathing down its neck. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Oct 14 2025 -
Ford’s F-150 Lightning Is Winning The Electric Pickup Game. Rivian’s R1T? Not So Much Despite the Tesla Cybertruck’s huge sales drop in Q3, the Rivian R1T finished dead last. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Oct 14 2025 -
