Rivian plans to bring third-party AI agents into its vehicles
What happened
On 15 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said at a TechCrunch Disrupt event that the company will in future allow AI agents from outside firms such as Anthropic to run on Rivian vehicles. Scaringe said Rivian is coordinating with labs including Anthropic, but gave no specific timeline, pointing only to an "AI & Autonomy Day" event to be held in December. The plan is currently at the statement stage, with concrete arrangements to be disclosed further at the December event.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 16 h ago
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- TechCrunch · AIAI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars
We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.
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