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We’ve reached the point of the tech calendar where the pace of new devices is just absurd. Over the last two weeks, the team here at Engadget has published over a dozen reviews. That in-depth testing runs the gamut from Switch 2 controllers to repairable laptops and a new Alexa tablet to unique wireless microphones. I…

EV maker Rivian has acquired Third Dimension, a U.K. startup founded by veterans of the gaming and autonomous vehicle industries that uses AI to turn images and videos into lifelike 3D worlds.

Rivian has improved R1 range through software before, and that track record is the best reason I have to think the R2’s highway efficiency can get better with an over-the-air update.

Rivian is going full steam ahead on developing autonomous vehicle software for its EVs, to the point that it is willing to delay profitability. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said last week at TechCrunch Disrupt that he thinks autonomy will allow his company to build radically different kinds of vehicles than the outdoorsy SUVs and…

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Rivian recently rolled out an AI assistant that lets drivers and passengers interact with the company’s electric vehicles just by talking to them. But the carmaker’s founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe, said at TechCrunch Disrupt this week that, in the future, Rivian’s cars will be able to run AI agents made by other companies like…

Doug Field has worked on EVs at Ford and Tesla, the not-so-secret car project at Apple, and was employee No. 1 at Segway. Now, the executive is turning his attention to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s latest project: Mind Robotics.

It’s not too big, it’s not too small and it’s not too expensive. It’s just right.

Rivian’s latest software update is one many pet parents will be very pleased to see. Following the latest 2026.36 update, R2 vehicle models will have the option to put a Pet Cam on your phone’s lock screen in case you need to step away from the car while your critter is still inside. This feature…

Now you can use the Rivian mobile app version 3.17 or later to turn Pet Comfort on and off when you’re away from your vehicle.