Rivian Unveils In‑Car AI Assistant with Plans for Third‑Party Agent Support
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Rivian has introduced an AI assistant that lets drivers control vehicle functions via voice commands. CEO RJ Scaringe announced that the company’s agentic software framework will eventually allow third‑party AI agents—such as those from Anthropic—to run in the cars. The current system can route commands to either local or cloud models and already integrates with external services like Google Calendar. Rivian plans to showcase these developments at its upcoming AI & Autonomy Day in December, signaling a broader push toward more open, AI‑powered vehicle ecosystems.
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Rivian has rolled out an in-car AI assistant allowing voice interaction with its electric vehicles. CEO RJ Scaringe stated that future Rivian cars will support AI agents from other companies, such as Anthropic, at the company's AI & Autonomy Day in December. Rivian uses a proprietary in-house agentic framework to route commands to local or cloud models, and the current agent can access external apps like Google Calendar as of May of this year. However, vehicle-level safety controls will not be handed to an agent.
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