Rivian Launches New $699 Dual Standard Lease Deal With $5k Incentive

20" Rivian All-Season Wheel

Rivian has launched a new lease deal for R1 Dual Standard models and it is a pretty solid offer. Leases can start at $699 a month depending on your build and money down, and Rivian is adding $5,000 in lease cash to help lower the overall cost. It makes the effective payment a bit easier to swallow if you have…

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RJ Scaringe Confirms Universal Hands Free on Gen 2 R1 Before Autonomy Day

Rivian Autonomy Platform

RJ Scaringe just dropped a pretty huge nugget during his Fireside Chat at Actuate 2025, and it could not have come at a better time with Rivian’s first Autonomy Day right around the corner on December 11. He confirmed that he recently spent two full hours driving, or really not driving, a Gen 2 R1 around the Palo Alto area…

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If Tesla Adds CarPlay, Rivian’s Stance Could Get Harder To Defend

Rivian CarPlay

Tesla spent years insisting that CarPlay would never touch its in-car ecosystem. Now Bloomberg says the company is quietly testing it and might roll it out by the end of the year. If this actually happens, it completely rewrites the conversation about whether Rivian could ever bring CarPlay to its vehicles. Tesla is the poster child for the walled garden…

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Rivian Expands Gear Shop With New Gen 2 Front Trunk Accessories and Towing Eyelet

Rivian Front Trunk

Rivian dropped a few new replacement parts in the Gear Shop, and these are the kind of small, practical additions owners always ask about. The new Towing Eyelet is just $35 and is meant for R1 Dual Standard models that do not have tow hooks. It is a simple, functional add on that finally gives those builds a proper recovery…

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InsideEVs Reports Rapid Progress on Rivian and VW’s New Software Architecture

Rivian | VW Group Technologies

InsideEVs reports that Rivian and Volkswagen’s five point eight billion dollar software partnership is already moving fast. The joint venture, called Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, was formed late last year to build the next generation software and electrical architecture that will power future Rivians and VW Group EVs. tl;dr Rivian and Volkswagen’s five point eight billion software partnership is…

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