Rivian licenses its AI voice assistant technology to Volkswagen
Original title: Rivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant
Fees, payment terms, and which Volkswagen vehicles will use the assistant were not disclosed.
Rivian said in its third-quarter investor presentation that its joint venture with Volkswagen Group will include licensing of elements of Rivian’s AI voice assistant. The assistant rolled out in September 2026 to the R1S, R1T, and R2. The ID EVERY1 is described as the likely first Volkswagen vehicle on Rivian’s software and electrical architecture, though Rivian did not confirm assistant availability. The companies’ venture, started in 2024, is valued at up to $5.8 billion in Volkswagen investment by 2027.
Unconfirmed: Which Volkswagen vehicles will receive the assistant, and on what commercial terms, was not disclosed.
- Rivian spent two years developing the assistant before showing it last year.
- The assistant lets occupants control certain vehicle functions through speech.
- CEO RJ Scaringe said Rivian built an in-house agentic routing framework.
- He said vehicles could eventually run agents from other companies, including Anthropic.
- An earlier architecture cut electronic control units from 17 to seven.
- Vendors
- RivianVolkswagen Group
- Organizations
- Anthropic
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Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5. 8 billion joint venture will expand as a result.
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