Former Rivian exec says ‘Every car company will become a robotics company’

TechCrunch
2025.12.17 17:17
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Jiten Behl, former Rivian exec, predicts a re-industrialization era in the US driven by AI-powered robots, moving away from overseas labor. He invests in industrial startups, including Rivian spinouts, believing physical world disruption is imminent. Behl discusses the need for automation to compete globally and the rare combination of optimism and realism in founders. He forecasts tangible autonomy within five years.