RJ Scaringe said there are 2 big reasons Rivian's new R2 doesn't look like a Tesla Model Y dupe

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A Rivian R2 electric vehicle drives over a dirt obstacle course set up on Congress Avenue during the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals in Austin on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
Rivian started deliveries of its R2 SUV on Tuesday.

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Rivian CEO says it may be 'inconceivable' to buy a car that can't drive itself by 2030

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RJ Scaringe speaking at a conference in Texas.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said it will be "inconceivable" for a car to not be self-driving by 2030.

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Rivian's CEO said there's a 'shocking lack of choice' for EV buyers in the US

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Founder and CEO of Rivian RJ Scaringe speaks onstage during the Rivian Reveals All-Electric R2 Midsize SUV event at Rivian South Coast Theater on March 07, 2024 in Laguna Beach, California.
RJ Scaringe said EV penetration in the US is low because of a "shocking lack of choice."

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Rivian CEO: Big automakers will suffer if they don't get better at software

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RJ Scaringe looks on during an event to unveil Rivian's R2
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe

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Rivian CEO says EVs have 'become political' but they shouldn't be

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that the company tries "not to make what we're doing political."

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Rivian CEO: Tesla is going all in on cameras, but self-driving cars still need LiDAR

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is wearing a black shirt and sitting on a red sofa.
"No, I wouldn't rule out LiDAR," Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told guest host and journalist Joanna Stern on The Verge's "Decoder" podcast.

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Rivian CEO says it 'blows my mind' that the US auto industry is reprioritizing capital toward gas-powered vehicles

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RJ Scaringe said that investing in combustion engine production would thin EV competition.

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Rivian's CEO explains why he got a Ph.D. — and why he chose MIT over Stanford

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe described picking between Stanford and MIT as being "recruited for a nerd sports team."

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Rivian's CEO has a theory for the slowdown in EV growth

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RJ Scaringe Rivian CEO next to a vehicle
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explained his theory on the EV slowdown in an interview with The Verge released Monday.

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You can watch movies under the stars using the projector built into the 'treehouse' tent for Rivian's R2 and R3 models

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A white colored Rivian R2 SUV
Rivian unveiled its latest models last week.

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