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Rivian’s Tech Leader Wassym Bensaid to Share Insights at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Rivian’s Chief of Software, Wassym Bensaid, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 about the challenges of building the technology that powers Rivian vehicles, including how they create both software and hardware from scratch. Bensaid joined Rivian in 2019 and has been a key player in developing the company’s integrated software systems. He oversees the design of Rivian’s network architecture, security, data, battery management, and vehicle controls. Before Rivian, he worked in software and systems engineering at companies like NXP Semiconductors,…

Rivian Software 2024.31 Video Review

Gen 1 owners have been waiting a long time for this but we finally have accent lighting with beautiful themed colors and sounds, Google Maps photos and details for locations in the Navigation, Auto HVAC improvements, Pet Comfort improvements, and so much more in this Rivian 2024.31 OTA. You can find the release notes for Rivian 2024.31 for Generation 1 and Generation 2. Note: Rivian rolls out software updates in batches so you may not get it immediately.

Rivian Travel Kitchen Delayed Until Late 2024

Rivian has officially confirmed that the Travel Kitchen that was recently unveiled and had started shipping has been delayed due to “unforeseen manufacturing delay” until the end of 2024. Rivian has not given a reason as to why the Travel Kitchen was delayed other than quoting a manufacturing delay but what that exactly means, we are not certain. The Travel Kitchen is not the first time Rivian has attempted to release a camping kitchen, leading to delays and inventible cancellation.…

Rivian Owners Parade Through Portland International Raceway at IndyCar Event

A lucky group of Rivian owners in the Pacific Northwest got to do something special recently, they got to drive their Rivian R1Ts at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. As is tradition before IndyCar, a parade of drives slowly drives around the track to wave at fans before the start of the race. The Portland Rivian Club and Central Oregon Rivian Club partnered with the Portland IndyCar team to have 14 Rivian R1T owners drive around the Grand…

What’s Coming In Rivian Update 2024.31

Rivian has shared the release notes for the upcoming 2024.31 software update with RivianTrackr. This update will be coming to both Generation 1 and Generation 2 vehicles within the next 2 weeks. Below you can see a quick synopsis of the updates and links to the full release notes. Generation 1 See full release notes Generation 2 See full release notes