Rivian just added a tank turn feature... called the Kick Turn

 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/what-is-rivian-kick-turn

Who knew that Rivian made more than the truck? They also have this, the R3, an electric sport compact, and they'll need the extra sales, as demand and sales of electric vehicles didn't go the way the talking heads were hoorah-ing it. Demand is so low Ford, Rivian, and Tesla are laying off workers

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2027-rivian-r3-r3x-first-look-compact-electric-off-road-suv-ev/

https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/former-ford-ev-partner-rivian-cuts-more-jobs-as-demand-wanes/

both Ford and Rivian are losing big money on every EV each is selling these days (30k per unit), those companies aren’t alone, as Chinese EV maker Nio loses 35k on each car

Nio – which sold around 8,000 EVs each month in April through June of this year – has thus far invested heavily in its expanding operations, employing 11,000 people in research and development while also sinking big money into a plant capable of churning out 300,000 EV motors annually. For these reasons, the company lost $835 million in Q2, or around $35,000 on each car that it sold over that time period. Regardless, it manages to stay afloat thanks to financial assistance from the Chinese government and other local investors, which invested $2.6 billion total in the company when it ran out of money back in 2020.

 By comparison, Rivian lost $33,000 on every vehicle it sold in the second quarter of 2023, but still has plentiful cash reserves of around $9 billion, and has managed to significantly ramp up production in recent months, inching closer to breaking even as it works to lower costs on the parts it purchases from suppliers.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/10/ford-ev-rival-nio-loses-35k-on-every-car-sold/

Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) is going to be the universal electric car charging port, I'm sure of it

Rivian became the third automaker, following similar moves announced by Ford and General Motors.

Rivian owners will be able to start using Tesla's Supercharger network next spring thanks to a cable adapter, before the models themselves start offering built-in NACS charging ports in 2025.

https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a44282390/rivian-tesla-supercharger-nacs-connector

Update:

I was ahead of the ball by just two days in forecasting this : https://fordauthority.com/2023/06/sae-to-standardize-nacs-in-wake-of-ford-agreement-with-tesla/

Have you seen the new Rivian vans Amazon is using for deliveries? Interesting, appealing even

must be a Rivian... that's quite a distinct looking lighting design

I'm starting to see Rivians around town

I've seen two this week

this is new, tank steering for a fast 360 on a dime, by Rivian

While Rivian has said the video was not released in an official capacity, the terms "Tank Steer" and "Tank Turn" were both trademarked by the forward-thinking automaker in September 2018, as Inside EVs revealed. Those trademarks are dead according to Autoblog, their applications failed.

the R1T and R1S utilize four independent motors at the wheels; there's no reason they can't rotate the vehicles — wheels spinning forward on one side and in reverse on the other, as in the video, to do a smart about-face

This video clip is CGI by the way.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29132/video-shows-rivian-r1t-pickup-truck-doing-impressive-180-degree-turn-with-tank-steer
https://electrek.co/2019/07/24/rivian-electric-pickup-truck-tank-steer-video/

they think they'll be selling this in 2 years... an electric truck. Ummm, where is the demand for a startup company that hasn't made a vehicle yet, to make electric trucks?

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/the-rivian-rt1-may-be-the-american-made-electric-pickup-of-the-near-future

thanks Gary!