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RJ Scaringe Part 1: How Rivian is navigating tariff impacts
December 7, 2025·27 min·2 clips
RJ Scaringe says Rivian will achieve hands-off, eyes-off autonomous driving everywhere well before the end of the decade.
As heard by us
A grounded look at Rivian's scale plan, autonomy roadmap, and the policy pressure shaping both.
RJ Scaringe's conversation keeps Rivian focused on scale, but it does not pretend the path is simple. It opens with CAFE standards, then moves through the R2 plan, hands-off driving, point-to-point navigation, and the case for keeping the customer relationship direct.
Why you'd press play
Press play for Rivian's R2 bet, its hands-off-to-point-to-point autonomy roadmap, and the policy backdrop around CAFE standards.
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