Rivian CEO Scaringe outlines plans to license its tech stack to other automakers
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Rivian founder RJ Scaringe described how the company has built custom AI models, an in-house automated-driving stack with Uber, a 5nm chip developed with Arm and TSMC, and a $5.8 billion software and electrical-architecture joint venture with Volkswagen Group. He also discussed spinoffs Also (micromobility) and Mind Robotics (industrial robotics, 31% owned by Rivian), the latter now led by newly hired president Doug Field, a former Ford, Apple and Tesla executive.