Overview

• Rivian appointed Aidan Gomez, co-founder of AI startup Cohere and former Google Brain researcher, to its board of directors, increasing the board size to eight members.
• Gomez’s term will run through 2026, with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe highlighting his expertise as crucial for integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into the company’s products and operations.
• Rivian continues to develop its AI-driven in-car assistant and refine its infotainment system to address performance issues reported by users.
• The company is advancing its $5.8 billion software joint venture with Volkswagen, aimed at co-developing and licensing automotive software and electrical architecture technologies.
• Rivian’s software team is also working on an Apple Watch integration, enabling users to control and monitor their vehicles from their wrists.