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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! #TheInEVitable #EV #MotorTrend 2:40 – Are EVs really InEVitable? 5:00 – EV adoption rate. 8:04 – How much is cost a factor in adoption? 8:55 – Excitement around release of R2 & R3. 10:35 – R3, & R3X Benchmarks. 13:18 – Suspension, electro hydraulic damper. 17:51 – Approach to R2. 21:04 – R2T? Or R3T? 22:12 – Rivian Commercial Van. Consumer delivery van? 24:45 – RoboTaxi? Autonomy? 27:57 – Improvements from Gen 1 to Gen 2. 31:48 – Dual NVIDIA drive. 33:12 – Why NVIDIA? 35:08 – Android Automotive. 36:59 – Unreal Engine. 42:08 – AR. 43:10 – Uses of GenAI. 46:38 – Tactile buttons vs full digital controls? 48:41 – VW partnership with XPENG. 50:33 – Chinese market vs US market. 56:22 – VW partnership. 01:04:15 – Lightning Round! FSD App? Heavy Duty Truck? NACS? Open roof? Quad? 01:11:07 – R2 & R3X timing? 01:13:41 – Electric door handles. 01:14:22 – Subscriptions. 01:18:55 – Halloween mode! 01:19:16 – New colors coming. 01:19:59 – Bi-directional charging? 01:23:20 – DTC vs Dealerships. 01:25:45 – Tesla. 01:27:00 – Porsche. 01:30:28 – Rivian sports car?? MotorTrend is the ultimate destination for gearheads looking for the latest automotive research and news.
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