Can Rivian Self Driving Edge Past Tesla and Waymo?
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In May 2026, Rivan’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, watched R2s being built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois.
I’m sitting in a Rivian R1S SUV as it drives itself down the leafy streets of Palo Alto, Calif., through areas crowded with touchstones of tech history.
We cruise near the landmark HP Garage, the one-car workshop where Hewlett-Packard, and, arguably, Silicon Valley, was founded in 1939.
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In May 2026, Rivan’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, watched R2s being built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois.
I’m sitting in a Rivian R1S SUV as it drives itself down the leafy streets of Palo Alto, Calif., through areas crowded with touchstones of tech history.
We cruise near the landmark HP Garage, the one-car workshop where Hewlett-Packard, and, arguably, Silicon Valley, was founded in 1939.