Rivian and VW joint venture expands into AI voice assistant
What happened
Rivian and Volkswagen Group have a $5.8bn joint venture. Reports on 30 October 2026 say the venture is expanding into AI voice assistants: Rivian is licensing some elements of its AI voice assistant technology to Volkswagen Group. The assistant launched on Rivian's R1S and R1T in May 2026 and on the R2 in October. Volkswagen's first model to use the software and electronics architecture is expected to be the low-cost EV ID EVERY1. Rivian did not disclose the licensing fee or the specific model range.
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- TechCrunch · AIRivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant
Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5.8 billion joint venture will expand as a result.
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