Rivian’s R2 Reaches Major Production Milestone With Manufacturing Validation Build Vehicles
Just a year ago, Rivian’s R2 expansion in Normal, IL was nothing more than a concrete slab. Today, Rivian has hit a…
Rivian Secures Sourcewell Contract Opening Public and Government Fleet Sales
Rivian just scored an important win in the public and government fleet space. According to Steve Moretti from the Fleet and Enterprise…
How Rivian R2 Might Launch and Why $45,000 May Come Later
There’s been a lot of talk around the Rivian R2 and especially that headline number everyone keeps repeating, “starting around $45,000”. The…
Clearing Up the Confusion Around Rivian R2 and LiDAR
There’s been a lot of mixed messaging and confusion around how Rivian plans to launch R2, so I want to clearly lay…
Why Rivian’s R2 LiDAR Timeline Risks the Osborne Effect
With Rivian confirming that LiDAR is coming to R2 in late 2026, but also making it clear that R2 deliveries begin in…
Rivian Autonomy & AI Day Breakdown: What R1 and R2 Vehicles Get and When
Rivian dropped a ton of autonomy and AI news, so here’s the simplified version of what matters and how it breaks down…
Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 LiDAR Roadmap, Universal Hands Free, and Its Next Gen Autonomy Platform
RJ opened the first ever Autonomy and AI Day explaining why Rivian believes it is positioned to lead in this next phase…
Why Rivian R2 Is Perfectly Positioned to Succeed in Europe
Rivian’s R2 might end up being an even bigger hit in Europe than it is in the US, and that feels very…
RJ Confirms Rivian R2 Will Launch With Dual Motor Model, Full Lineup Event Coming Early 2026
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe just dropped some exciting news during the Q3 2025 earnings call. He confirmed that the first version of…
Rivian R2’s New Battery Tech Will Be Built in the U.S. Starting in 2027
Rivian’s latest shareholder letter gave us a closer look at the R2’s new battery tech. The R2 uses a totally new battery…