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

On September 24, Rivian posted on X that its pilot production line in Normal, Illinois has been building multiples of pre-production, or Manufacturing Validation Builds (MVB), of its new R2 SUV for testing. 
“They may not always travel in packs, but sightings of R2 are on the rise as hundreds of production-intent bui

On September 24, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened a preliminary evaluation into 17,198 Rivian electric delivery vans over seat belt concerns.
The probe focuses on the driver’s front outboard seat belt anchorage system, which uses a steel-braided cable to secure the belt t

On September 16, Rivian hosted a formal groundbreaking ceremony at the company’s manufacturing site outside Social Circle, Georgia. Customer vehicle production is expected to begin in 2028, with plans to manufacture the midsize, 5-seater R2 SUV and R3 crossover.
The first phase of construction of the new Stanton Spri

On September 11, Rivian Automotive announced it is recalling certain 2025 R1S and R1T vehicles operating a software version prior to 2025.
The recall affects 24,214 vehicles in which the  Hands-Free Highway Assist (HWA) software may fail to correctly identify a lead vehicle.
Rivian noted an instance where its Level 2

On September 10, Volkswagen Group announced its new “New Level Procurement Model” with Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group Technologies at the 4th Semiconductor Summit during IAA Mobility 2025. The model covers over 50 semiconductor categories, including microcontrollers, power transistors, and circuit boards that

On September 8, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner confirmed the brand will become the first in the Volkswagen Group to deploy vehicles built entirely on Rivian's software architecture, with new-generation EVs set to debut from 2028 onwards. The move follows VW Group's USD 5.8 billion investment in Rivian in 2024. 
Audi's vehic

On August 28, VW Group announced it is gearing up its vehicle production for an AI-powered future. VW and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are extending their collaboration on the Digital Production Platform (DPP) – VW’s “factory cloud” designed to support automotive manufacturing – for another five years.
VW uses the DPP t