About this episode
RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, sits down for a cheeky pint with John Collison to discuss what it takes to build a car company from scratch, developing the first electric pickup truck, the shift to a software-defined zonal architecture, Rivian's AI-driven approach to autonomy, and the strategy behind their recent $5.8 billion deal with Volkswagen. Timestamps (00:00) Gen 1 (12:32) Gen 2 (18:37) Developing the first electric pickup truck (27:36) John pitches some car features (36:46) Stripe’s payment methods (37:54) Autonomous driving (44:51) Component progress (53:17) The new economics of cars (01:01:11) Manufacturing in the US