US EditionVW-Rivian Joint Venture May Sell EV Tech to Other Carmakers
RV Tech, formed by Rivian and Volkswagen, plans to license its scalable EV platform to multiple automakers, aiming to create a standard technology stack for the industry.
- RV Tech, the joint venture of Rivian Automotive Inc. and Volkswagen Group Technologies, has built an EV electrical and software platform and plans to sell it to third-party manufacturers after delivering for Rivian and Volkswagen AG models.
- Volkswagen AG invested as much as $5.8 billion in the alliance to gain software and EV technology missing after earlier stumbles, while the joint venture formed one year ago gives Rivian Automotive Inc. financial runway.
- Using zonal architecture, RV Tech reduces controllers and wiring, lowering costs, and adopts centralized electronics with high-powered computing systems to enable richer features and over-the-air updates while brands add autonomous and interface features.
- Rivian’s R2 will be the first model to receive the new platform and is due next year, with winter testing planned on Audi, Volkswagen and Scout models.
- Industry players are eyeing supplier roles or developing their own platforms, heightening competition as Lucid Motors and other startups explore supplier models while RV Tech leadership expects scalability could attract OEMs.
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