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Editorial: Why 2026 Will Be Rivian’s Breakout Year

2026 is not just the year Rivian launches a cheaper SUV. It is the year Rivian stops being “the cool truck startup” and starts looking like a full blown technology platform that happens to build vehicles. R2, autonomy, ALSO, and Mind Robotics are not four separate storylines. They are one big bet that Rivian can live in every layer of how people and goods move in the real world, from bikes and delivery quads all the way up to industrial…

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Rivian Launches Mind Robotics to Bring AI and Robotics to the Real World

Rivian’s been branching out in some unexpected but exciting directions lately, and its latest move continues that trend. In their Q3 shareholder letter, Rivian revealed the launch of a brand-new company called Mind Robotics, a venture dedicated to pushing forward industrial AI and robotics. Mind Robotics already secured around $110 million in seed funding and will focus on using artificial intelligence to improve how physical-world industries operate. What’s especially interesting is how Rivian plans to leverage its own operational data as…

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