This week we have an interview with RJ Scaringe, the CEO of Rivian! He stopped by the Studio to chat with Marques about the new R1S and the future of the company as a whole. They go over the adventure network, the quirky features of the R1S, and the upcoming R2 platform as well. As a bonus, this entire episode was recorded inside of an Rivian R1S. We hope you enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Rivian origins
05:50 R1T, R1S, and what's next
11:50 Why is there no CarPlay?
14:40 EV trucks and first-time buyers
17:58 Charging networks
23:09 Ad break
23:11 Building out the networks
25:00 Rivian and Amazon
27:50 All the little things that go into the truck
34:07 Key decisions for upcoming R2 platform
42:30 Outro

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