Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed to Nilay Patel on the Decoder podcast that Rivian will be launching the Rivian R3X before the R3.
RJ stated that after the Rivian R2 is launched, they’ll be allowing some time to get that stable before launching R3. No date or timeframe was given for any R3/R3X launch.
Source: The Verge
Jose Castillo is the founder of RivianTrackr and has owned and driven Rivians since early in the brand's consumer history. He currently drives an R1S and an R2 in Florida and uses Universal Hands-Free every day. As a credentialed Rivian journalist, he has covered the R2 First Drive in Park City and SXSW firsthand and has spoken directly with Rivian's software and autonomy leadership.
