Overview
- Engineering prototypes of the Volkswagen ID.1 are testing at RV Tech sites in Palo Alto and Irvine, with the compact slated to debut the new software in a 2027 launch.
- Group-wide winter validation of the co-developed systems on Volkswagen, Audi and Scout prototypes is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
- Volkswagen will deploy Rivian’s zonal architecture and software stack across future models on its Scalable Systems Platform, with initial VW Group electrical architectures completed.
- The joint venture has grown to more than 1,500 employees across the United States, Canada, Sweden, Serbia and Germany, operating from a headquarters in Palo Alto.
- Funding milestones remain on track as Rivian reports JV-related software revenue, with two $1 billion tranches received and additional equity and a loan expected in 2026, and the JV’s co-CEO says the architecture could eventually extend to combustion models.