Rivian bets on autonomous driving as tech costs pressure R2 margins
Rivian is betting on point-to-point hands-free driving, custom silicon and robotaxis to compete with Tesla's FSD. RJ Scaringe devoted nearly half of the company's earnings call to highlighting autonomous driving technology. The outlet notes the push is an enormous gamble while the mass-market R2 is still scaling up, and that rising tech costs threaten that model's margins.
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- Rivian is betting on point-to-point hands-free driving, custom silicon and robotaxis to rival Tesla's FSD.
- RJ Scaringe used nearly half of the earnings call to highlight autonomous driving technology.
- The outlet calls the bet enormous while the mass-market R2 is still scaling up.
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