<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/gettyimages-2251472489.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="5000" height="3333" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/gettyimages-2251472489.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> RJ Scaringe is sitting in Rivian's Palo Alto offices, explaining why the adventure-themed EV company suddenly decided to build its own self-driving cars, when an unexpected guest glides by the window outside: Waymo. A robotaxi from the Alphabet-owned company pulls up outside the office. The passenger, an analyst from Goldman Sachs, briefly takes a selfie before climbing inside. The Rivian founder and CEO chuckles at the scene. &#34;That's amazing,&#34; he laughs. &#34;So perfect.&#34; The arrival of the Waymo helps clarify the challenge that lies ahead for Rivian. A few hours earlier, Scaringe was onstage in front of an audience of hundreds of investor … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

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Rivian 正在轉向開發自己的自動駕駛汽車，標誌着其戰略從冒險主題電動車的轉變。這一舉措使 Rivian 直接與 Waymo 和特斯拉等公司展開競爭，正如 Waymo 的一輛機器人出租車訪問 Rivian 位於帕洛阿爾託的辦公室所強調的那樣。首席執行官 RJ Scaringe 認識到在這一競爭激烈的市場中面臨的挑戰

Rivian 的人工智能轉型不僅僅是為了追趕特斯拉