More VW Investment Into Rivian (5.8 Billion)

[SentinelOne]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294827/vw-rivian-joint-venture-leadership-ev

"ensaid had said that Scout’s software would be a product of the VW-Rivian joint venture. And today, the companies confirmed that Scout would be among the brands that would benefit from the new technology."

 

[Mflies23]

VW must really be screwed. How many legacy manufacturers will be left when the Scout if/actually launches?

 

[VolInGa]

VW must really be screwed. How many legacy manufacturers will be left when the Scout if/actually launches?

VW software has been a weakness for a long time. The ID.4 gets most of the attention for the shortcomings, but their infotainment systems in their other cars aren’t much better and have the same problems (10x VW owner speaking). Still love the way they drive and fully anticipate the Rivian project will yield great results.

 

[timmyhil]

VW must really be screwed. How many legacy manufacturers will be left when the Scout if/actually launches?

I really don’t think VW is screwed. It’s more that they are reforming the brand. Which every car brand does BMW for example did it back in the early 1960’s and Ford did it in the 60’s too. VW seems to be doing it now because of new technologies that are becoming increasingly popular, and they are reworking their software. And if VW goes bankrupt im sure investors and the german gov, would back them with investments.

 

[Lucky Logan]

Here's the Rivian-VW Joint Venture's First Demo Vehicles -- Audi Q6 E-Tron

 

[Jrgunn5150]

My wife has been daily driving an ID.4 for 18 months and 120,000 miles with no complaints lol, 120 miles a day.

People seem to want every EV to be a wheeled Iphone and I guess we're in a minority about that.

All I need from the software is for it to work, idc about moving buttons on screens and crap.

 

[Lucky Logan]

Joint venture website launched:

https://rivianvw.tech/

 

[JustCrs]

I've had a similar experience. I’ve been a fan of their driving dynamics too, but their infotainment? Yikes. Hopefully, this Rivian investment will push them to step up their game. Also, I couldn’t help but think about how presentation is everything—kind of like when I was working on a beauty startup pitch deck. It's all about making the backend as seamless as the front-end looks.

Maybe VW needs a beauty presentation template approach—polish things up while fixing the core. With Rivian on board, they could really elevate the user experience and start turning skeptics into believers.

 

[timmyhil]

Hopefully this can help both brands with revenue growth.