Rivian CEO Says Autonomy Could Change Vehicle Design, Names R4

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said autonomous driving could open new design possibilities for personally owned vehicles and named R4 as the model that will follow R3, without disclosing its design, role or timing. At an Oct. 13 event in San Francisco, Scaringe said autonomy could create “dramatically different experiences.” He did not say R4 would be autonomous or connect it to the design vision he described. Scaringe estimated that personally owned vehicles account for 95% of U.S. driving miles. He said he thought that share could drop to 90% or 80% with Level 4 autonomy. Rivian’s autonomy targets span several stages: an initial point-to-point driving launch in late 2026, eyes-off driving in 2027 and Level 4 robotaxis in 2028. The target dates may change.

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