On February 27, Rivian announced a name for the R&D work it has been doing through EV racing since launching in 2022, calling it the ‘Rivian Adventure Department.’ Originally operating as a skunkworks, RAD is dedicated to pushing the limits of the company’s vehicles.
RAD is a team of Rivian designers, engineers, and

On March 2, Munich, Germany-based Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) announced its collaboration with Rivian to enable the launch of Rivian’s upcoming R2 SUV to be among the first vehicles to launch with support for GSMA SGP.32, the newly finalized eSIM standard designed for IoT and automotive use cases, and 5G connectivity. 
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On February 24, Rivian and EnergyHub, a leading provider of grid-edge flexibility solutions, announced a partnership to expand access to utility EV programs for Rivian drivers across North America.
Through the partnership, Rivian vehicles will be eligible for both passive and active managed charging programs. EnergyH

On February 18, German media reported that the Volkswagen Group will delay the launch of Scout Motors vehicles in the U.S. from 2027 to at least 2028, due to a combination of technical issues and existing financial obligations, citing people familiar with the matter.
In response, a Scout spokesperson, on a forum esta

On February 12 on its Q4 2025 earnings call, Rivian shared its volume expectations for the new R2’s first year on the market. CFO Claire McDonough said the company aims to deliver 62,000-67,000 vehicles across its portfolio in 2026, adding that Rivian’s R1T, R1S and commercial van volumes will be approximately in lin

Rivian announced its fourth-quarter (Q4) and full-year 2025 financial results on February 12.
For the Q4 2025, consolidated revenues were down 26% to USD 1,286 million. Automotive revenues were down 45% to USD 839 million, while software and services revenue increased 109% to $447 million. For full year 2025, consoli

On January 23 in a posting on its corporate site, Rivian said it plans to begin production of customer units of its new R2 midsize SUV “this spring,” offering a more concrete timeline for the model expected to expand the company’s entry into more affordable price segments.
The company has been building validation mod

On January 15, Rivian said it had completed the first R2 "manufacturing validation builds" at its plant in Normal, Illinois. These pre-production vehicles are used to test factory equipment and manufacturing processes to ensure the company is ready for mass production with minimal disruptions, whether it be software

On January 12, the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), the trusted source for defining how vehicles interact with devices and the world through standardized, secure, and convenient connectivity solutions, launched its sixteenth end-to-end interoperability Plugfest, held January 12-16 and hosted by Rivian and Volkswage

On January 2, Rivian Automotive announced production and delivery totals for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2025.
Rivian produced 10,974 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, down 13.8% from the same period in 2024, and delivered 9,745 vehicles, down a significant 31.3% from Q4 2024 a

On December 11, Arm announced that the Rivian Gen 3 Autonomy Computer is using a new custom autonomy chip, the Rivian Autonomy Processor (RAP1), which leverages the Arm compute platform. Built on Armv9, this custom chip gives Rivian a powerful foundation for next-generation autonomy. 
Rivian Gen 3 Autonomy Computer i

On December 11 at its first Autonomy & AI Day, Rivian unveiled its proprietary, purpose-built silicon, outlined its roadmap for next-gen vehicle autonomy, and introduced an evolved software architecture underpinned by artificial intelligence (AI).
   • At the heart of Rivian’s technology strategy is the Rivian Auton

On November 20, IONNA, the joint venture nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network announced a new planned investment of more than USD 250 million in infrastructure across California over the next three years, while marking kickoff ceremonies in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, and Westminster,

On November 12, Volkswagen Group announced that its joint venture (JV) “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) is making good progress on a modern zonal architecture for future software-defined vehicles (SDVs).
Volkswagen plans to use the SDV architecture in its upcoming SSP-based EVs. Rivian will use th

On November 4, Rivian Automotive announced that its Q3 2025 net loss widened to USD 1.2 billion from USD 1.1 billion a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 was USD (602) million, compared to USD (757) million for the same period last year.
Rivian produced 10,720 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illin

Rivian noted in its Q3 2025 report that it spun off a new company called Mind Robotics in November with the help of USD 110 million in external funding, saying "Mind Robotics will focus on the advancement of industrial AI to reshape how physical world businesses operate and leverage Rivian operations data as the foun

According to a court filing on October 23, Rivian has agreed to pay USD 250 million to settle a 2022 shareholder class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled investors about its vehicle prices during its 2021 initial public offering (IPO).
The lawsuit alleged Rivian hid the fact that it had underpriced its R1

Rivian Automotive is set to lay off more than 600 people, or around 4% of its workforce, as it looks to reduce costs after the end of EV credits, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company had carried out a smaller round of layoffs, affecting 1.5% of staff a month ago, the people noted.
Rivian has stru

Rivian Automotive is currently reworking a key element of its vehicle doors after potential safety issues were raised by employees and customers with the current design, according to people familiar with the matter. 
Rivian now plans to incorporate a manual release that is clearly visible and located near the electri

On October 2, Rivian Automotive announced production and delivery totals for the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
The company produced 10,720 vehicles in Q3 at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, down 18.5% from the 13,157 vehicles built during the same period last year. The company has begun retooling