GoKawiilRivian spinoff Also delays TM-B e-bike deliveries, cites chip supply issues
Also, Rivian's micromobility spinoff, has pushed back deliveries of its software-controlled TM-B e-bike from spring to summer and now into fall without shipping to any customers. Product manager Saul Leiken posted a lengthy apology on Reddit, blaming supply chain shortages of printed circuit boards and integrated circuits, partly driven by AI-related demand, along with battery-related engineering challenges.
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The delay highlights how the AI boom's strain on chip supply chains is now rippling into consumer hardware categories far removed from data centers, including bicycles. It also shows the risk highly integrated, software-heavy product designs face when they depend on specialized components that aren't easily substituted without redesign and retesting.
- Also's TM-B e-bike has missed two shipping targets and still has no delivery date.
- Shortages of PCB and IC components, worsened by AI demand, are the main bottleneck.
- The company is publicly addressing customer frustration directly on Reddit rather than staying silent.
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