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Rivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant
The deal shows how automotive companies are commercializing custom in-car AI and agentic frameworks as licensing products across major global vehicle fleets.
Reported by TechCrunch ·
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Rivian is expanding its $5.8 billion joint venture with Volkswagen Group by licensing elements of its in-house AI voice assistant technology to the German automaker. The voice assistant relies on an agentic framework designed to control vehicle functions and could potentially support third-party AI agents from companies like Anthropic. While specific licensing terms were not disclosed, the technology may debut in Volkswagen's upcoming low-cost ID EVERY1 electric vehicle.
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