The EV company, which just had a relatively good quarter, is apparently working on some interesting new projects. In an interview with Reuters, CEO RJ Scaringe said the company has “other variants” of the R2 that it hasn’t shown publicly, including a pickup truck version and a sportier R2X model. Rivian is also considering building its own lidar, perhaps in partnership with a Chinese company. The company is planning on adding lidar to the R2 later this year as part of a big shift into autonomous vehicles.
[Link: Exclusive: Rivian mulls making its own lidar sensors, possibly in partnership with Chinese firms | https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/rivian-mulls-making-its-own-lidar-sensors-possibly-partnership-with-chinese-2026-05-06/ | Reuters]
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Rivian teases R2 variants, in-house lidar.
The EV company, which just had a relatively good quarter, is apparently working on some interesting new projects. In an interview with Reuters, CEO RJ Scaringe said the company has “other var… [864 chars]
Source: The Verge | Published: 2026-05-07T15:36:59Z
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