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Rivian Secures Sourcewell Contract Opening Public and Government Fleet Sales

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Rivian just scored an important win in the public and government fleet space. According to Steve Moretti from the Fleet and Enterprise Sales team, Rivian has been awarded a multi-year contract with Sourcewell. Sourcewell supports more than 50,000 government, education, and non-profit entities by offering pre-negotiated procurement contracts. With this agreement, eligible organizations can now more easily purchase Rivian vehicles without going through…

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Why Rivian Building Its Own Autonomy Stack Was the Right Move

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Rivian made a big decision when it chose to build its own autonomy stack instead of buying something off the shelf from NVIDIA. On the surface, buying a proven platform like NVIDIA DRIVE or even Tesla Full Self-Driving might have looked faster or safer. Long term though, Rivian’s choice to own the full autonomy stack looks like exactly the right move.…

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Universal Hands-Free Is Smarter Than Ever, but the Guardrails Are Still On

Rivian Universal Hands-Free

Universal Hands-Free is Rivian’s most advanced hands free driving system yet, and in this video, Mike (aka u/mpshizzle on Reddit) takes a close look at how it actually behaves in the real world. Instead of rehashing release notes, the focus is on what the system does when it encounters imperfect roads, odd situations, and edge cases. After extended testing, one…

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How Rivian R2 Might Launch and Why $45,000 May Come Later

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There’s been a lot of talk around the Rivian R2 and especially that headline number everyone keeps repeating, “starting around $45,000”. The thing is, starting price and launch configuration are almost never the same thing, and if you look closely at how Rivian has been talking about R2, the first version you can actually buy is probably not that base…

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