The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rivian: 2 models. 31 sources back the record.
Models
2
Patents
4
Overview
American electric vehicle maker (Nasdaq: RIVN) founded in 2009 by RJ Scaringe, headquartered in Irvine, California. Builds the R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and EDV commercial van. Ships Universal Hands-Free assisted driving on second-generation R1 vehicles across roughly 3.5 million miles of North American roadways, with an Autonomy+ subscription launching early 2026 at $2,500 one-time or $49.99 per month.
Developing the in-house Rivian Autonomy Processor (RAP1), a custom 5nm multi-chip module, and the Gen 3 Autonomy Computer (ACM3) to support its Large Driving Model (LDM) and L4 autonomy roadmap. In March 2026 announced a partnership with Uber under which Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, contingent on autonomy milestones, with an initial $300 million committed.
Uber or its fleet partners are expected to purchase 10,000 fully autonomous Rivian R2 robotaxis with an option for up to 40,000 more starting in 2030. Initial commercial deployments are planned for San Francisco and Miami in 2028, scaling to 25 cities across the US, Canada, and Europe by 2031.
Reality check
Autonomy approach (company-claimed)
Rebuilt its self-driving team around 2021 for end-to-end AI; a Large Driving Model demo showed disengagements.
Autonomy+ (company-claimed)
Driver assistance with Universal Hands-Free, Lane Change on Command and Co-steer. The driver stays responsible.
Gen 3 autonomy hardware (company-claimed)
The in-house RAP1 chip delivers 1,600 sparse INT8 TOPS; with lidar it reaches R2 for employees later in 2026 and customers in 2027.
Lidar cost (company-claimed)
Sep 2026: lidar now costs 'a few hundred dollars'.
Point-to-point driving (company-claimed)
Supervised point-to-point driving: limited rollout later in 2026 and wide release in 2027, on Gen 2 hardware.
Q3 2026 (company-claimed)
Produced 19,751 and delivered 19,248 vehicles; 2026 guidance of 65,000-70,000 deliveries reaffirmed.
Autonomy Early Access (company-claimed)
Invite-only for Gen 2 R1/R2 with active Autonomy+; Point-to-Point starts in Early Access late 2026, broader Autonomy+ rollout targeted 2027.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
VW Group joint venture (Nov 2024)
Autonomy Early Access terms (company-stated)
Data & sources
Company filings
3
Press releases
1
News coverage
5
Patent documents
4
Web sources
18
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Rivian R2
Rivian R2 is a midsize electric SUV. Launch Edition units have been shipping since June 2026 on Gen 2 autonomy hardware (no LiDAR). Gen 3 RAP1 autonomy computer plus LiDAR is planned for Rivian employees later in 2026 and paying customers in 2027 (IR remarks via Electrek/EV, Sep 2026). R2 is also the base vehicle for the Uber x Rivian robotaxi program.
Current platform
Rivian R1T
Rivian R1T electric pickup with Driver+ autonomous driving.
Partnerships
Every company Rivian has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Uber2× joint35 total
- 2Mind Robotics1× joint1 total
Most recent
- Uber x Rivian Robotaxi2026-06-20with Uberjust announced
- with Uberoperating
Rivian on the deployment map
View the global mapRivian has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Rivian on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Rivian to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Founders (1)
- RJ Scaringecofounderfounded 2009-07-01
Former / Previously (1)
- Chris Yu VP of Future Programs2022 to 2025SEC-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Rivian.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Rivian in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (12)
Registry pages whose text names Rivian.
Companies (3)
Robots and products (7)
Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, Mytra Warehouse Robot, Scout, Mind Robotics Platform, Deterrence Autonomous System, Tuopu Chassis, TM-B
People (2)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Revenue disclosed
- $5387000000 (sec_10k)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Rivian has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Uber x Rivian Robotaxi2026-06-20with Uberjust announced
- with Uberoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Uber2× joint35 total
- 2Mind Robotics1× joint1 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- manufacturing2026-03-19operating
- deployment2026-06-20announcedjust announced
Patent estate (4)
- US11719545B2usptograntedgranted 2023-08-08assignee
- US20220126863A1usptopendingassignee
- US10386192B1usptograntedgranted 2019-08-20assignee
- US11221623B2usptograntedgranted 2022-01-11assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Rivian’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: CATL
2026-08-23Supply: CATL LFP batteries for Rivian R2 from CATL
New supplierNew supplier: CATL
2026-08-23Supply: CATL LFP batteries for Rivian R2 from CATL
New supplierNew supplier: Amazon Web Services
2026-08-23Supply: AWS for Rivian from Amazon Web Services
New supplierNew supplier: Samsung SDI
2026-08-23Supply: Samsung SDI cells for Rivian from Samsung SDI
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA DRIVE from NVIDIA
PartnershipUber x Rivian Robotaxi
2026-06-20Uber and Rivian announced a robotaxi partnership to deploy 50,000 autonomous vehicles by 2031 in a deal valued at 250M, one of the most consequential AV partnerships of the decade.
PartnershipUber x Rivian robotaxi manufacturing deal
2026-03-19Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to 1.25B. Uber developing its own robotaxi fleet with Rivian vehicles. Part of Uber strategy to integrate autonomous vehicles into ride-hailing network alongside human drivers.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Rivian logo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 12, 2026
Say hello to R2 | Rivian
- Record createdMay 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (27)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001874178/000110465926031794/tm269292d1_ex99-1.htm · 2026-03-19
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/inside-rivians-big-et-on-ai-powered-self-driving/ · 2025-12-12
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/rivian-autonomy-ai-day.html · 2025-12-11
- https://www.wardsauto.com/news/rivian-announces-new-ai-hardware-software-autonomy-day-event-r2/807844/ · 2025-12-15
- https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-and-volkswagen-group-announce-the-launch-of-their-joint-venture
- https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/faster-leaner-more-efficient-rivian-and-volkswagen-group-announce-the-launch-of-their-joint-venture-18828
- https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-first-quarter-2026-financial-results
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001874178/000187417826000033/ex-9911q26rivianearningspr.htm
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430946068/en/Rivian-Releases-First-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/the-rivian-volkswagen-joint-venture-deal-is-now-up-to-5-8b/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/rivian-volkswagen-joint-venture.html
- https://electrek.co/2026/03/27/volkswagen-groups-joint-venture-with-rivian-hits-latest-milestone-unlocking-another-1b-for-the-ev-automaker/
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/inside-rivians-big-bet-on-ai-powered-self-driving/
- https://rivian.com/autonomy
- https://rivian.com/support/article/what-is-the-rivian-autonomy-platform
- https://electrek.co/2026/09/30/rivian-lidar-r2-customers-2027-autonomy-update/ · 2026-09-30
- https://eletric-vehicles.com/rivian/rivian-says-customers-get-first-lidar-r2s-in-2027-employees-this-year/ · 2026-09-30
- https://rivian.com/stories/r2-autonomy-roadmap-software · 2026-08-14
- https://rivian.com/stories/rivian-autonomy-ai-day · 2025-12-11
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd7EEOZlbTJ/ · 2026-09-30
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417826000057/ex-9913q26deliveryproducti.htm · 2026-10-02
- https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-q3-2026-production-and-delivery-figures · 2026-10-02
- https://electrek.co/2026/10/02/rivian-continues-to-ramp-with-r2-even-as-ev-market-growth-slows/ · 2026-10-02
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd_w0AjCSAG/ · 2026-10-02
- https://rivian.com/en-GB/our-company
- Autonomy Early Access Program · https://rivian.com/support/article/autonomy-early-access-program · 2026-10-15
- Rivian limits point-to-point driving to invite-only testers under NDA · https://electrek.co/2026/10/15/rivian-point-to-point-early-access-program-nda/ · 2026-10-15
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Methodology: Verified · 27 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-16
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-16
Sources by quality tier
- 18
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 3
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
- 3
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 2
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rivian.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rivian from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars
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Rivian Expands Redwood Materials Partnership to Recycle EV Batteries and Power Its Factory
Rivian and Redwood Materials expand their partnership to recycle EV batteries, recover critical minerals, and deploy second-life battery storage at Rivian's Illinois factory. The…
Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch
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Rivian widens Redwood Materials deal to battery recycling
With grid connections slow to arrive, Rivian is turning to Redwood Materials for on-site storage built from its own retired packs The post Rivian widens Redwood Materials deal to…
Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief
Doug Field, the engineer who ran Tesla’s Model 3 program and later Ford’s entire EV operation, is now president of Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics startup Rivian CEO RJ…
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's startup Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the CEO's secretive robotics project. Field was a VP of…
U.S. EV Sales Rebound in Q3 2026 as Toyota, Rivian and Subaru Gain Ground
U.S. EV sales rose 7.7% in Q3 2026 to 266,630 units. Tesla remained dominant as Toyota, Lexus and Rivian posted strong gains. The post U.S. EV Sales Rebound in Q3 2026 as Toyota,…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rivian.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rivian/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1b891c8b-16d6-4aad-ae36-d2d7d89fdc10
- Revision history: /companies/rivian/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Rivian draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026