Rivian’s vehicle architecture & its possible use in VW gas cars – Telematics Wire

Volkswagen-Rivian joint venture advances zonal architecture

One year after its inception, the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (RV Tech) joint venture is pushing forward with the development of a zonal architecture for software-defined vehicles, which will be sold in Western markets. RV Tech is preparing reference vehicles from the Volkswagen, Scout and Audi brands with the SDV architecture for winter testing early next year. The hardware and electronic architecture specifications for these refer…

Rivian’s vehicle architecture & its possible use in VW gas cars – Telematics Wire

When Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group’s joint venture (known as Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC, or “RV Tech”) first grabbed headlines, the emphasis was clearly on creating the software- and electrical-architecture backbone for next-generation electric vehicles. Now, reporting suggests that the architecture may also be adapted to conventional internal-combustion (ICE) models — opening a new twist in how VW might exploit Rivia…