
Founder of @smallfolkapp, digital marketer, big @Rivian fan and supporter.
Mountain View, California
Joined February 2010
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R2 is the 2027 @MotorTrend SUV of the Year! 🏆
Ed Loh, Head of Editorial for MotorTrend, said, “Rivian built vehicles engineered with a clear understanding of what drivers want: a balance of thoughtful design and useful capabilities.”
Read the full story at rivn.co/r2-motor-trend-2027.
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Rivian R2 VINs just crossed 20,000! $RIVN
As of November 4, the highest VIN tracked is now in the 20,1XX range.
And the R2 production ramp is still getting started.
• Second shift now underway
• Q4 production expected to accelerate
• Strong early demand for the Performance trim
One important caveat: VIN numbers don’t necessarily equal vehicles produced or delivered.
Still, another interesting milestone to watch as Rivian scales R2 production.
$RIVN
Eldars retweeted
UBS just upgraded Rivian from Neutral to BUY with a $17 price target. $RIVN
After a 19% selloff over the past month, UBS sees a buying opportunity.
Here’s why:
• Initial R2 demand looks strong.
• Automotive gross margins are expected to improve as R2 production scales.
• UBS expects positive automotive gross margin in Q1 2027.
• Software & Services growth is helping fund expansion.
• Point-to-Point could become one of the few real competitors to Tesla FSD in the U.S.
• December’s Autonomy Day could be a major catalyst.
And here’s another interesting point.
UBS believes Rivian’s ~$13B in current liquidity and targeted future capital means the company won’t need additional funding before 2029.
R2 scaling, improving margins, and autonomy are the key drivers behind the upgrade.
$RIVN $TSLA
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Eldars retweeted
Thank you @BBC_TopGear , and congrats to all the R2 team who worked hard to build such an amazing car!
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Rivian Climbs to No. 2 in U.S. EV Sales, Trailing Only Tesla autoguide.com/auto/rivian-cl…
Rivian's R2 was California's 5th best-selling EV in Q3, per state data
2,083 units, ahead of the BMW i4, Kia EV9 and Cybertruck
$RIVN
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If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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R2 just became the #2 most-titled EV in Washington state in September, behind only the Model Y.
September new EV titles:
• Model Y: 967
• R2: 292
• Model 3: 216
• Ioniq 5: 192
And the R2 ramp is pretty obvious:
June 8 → July 15 → August 60 → September 292
R2 accounted for 81% of Rivian’s September titles, helping $RIVN capture a record 12.7% of Washington’s new BEV titles for the month — even as the overall BEV market there fell 33% YoY.
Important caveat: these are state title registrations, not delivery-date sales, and processing can lag by up to 45 days.
Still, for a vehicle this early in its ramp, getting to #2 behind the Model Y in an EV-heavy state is a pretty encouraging demand signal.
Now imagine what this looks like once the second production shift really starts feeding volume into Q4. $RIVN
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Eldars retweeted
Rivian has announced that it will be opening its Autonomy Early Access Program today, an invite-only program that gives a limited group of Gen 2 R1 and R2 owners on Autonomy+ pre-release driver assistance features, starting with Point to Point in December for owners in California and Florida.
You’re expected to use the features weekly, log issues in the vehicle, fill out a monthly survey and share location and camera data under an NDA, and you won’t get paid for it. Rivian rechecks eligibility every 30 days and can remove anyone at any time. riviantrackr.com/news/rivian…
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To all the @Rivian employees and friends! We see you and support you! Today the end of the quarter! You got this! ❤️
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Rivian's deliveries have picked up sharply heading into quarter end.
Staff are reportedly being flown in from other locations, some delivery centers are now open seven days a week, and the busiest are handing over around 50 vehicles on peak days
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Hold up a minute, are you telling me companies can slow down, make sure things are safe, WITHOUT telling all their competitors to slow down?
Last month I wrote about how we can build a positive and safe future for everyone: meta.com/thefutureisforevery…
Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens.
The reality is:
- People won't want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don't do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive to make their models more aligned.
There is a lot of debate about slowing progress on capabilities until alignment catches up. My view is that trust and alignment are quickly becoming the most important capabilities that will differentiate agents and models. Any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind.
- Labs face significant liability if their models cause harm, so they have a strong incentive to prevent this as well.
Meta delayed shipping Muse for several months to focus on safety and security. We didn't call for everyone else to do this before we would. We just did it as part of our day-to-day work because it was clearly the right thing for people and for us. I'm proud of the security foundations we've built.
- Engaging independent evaluators and advisors is industry best practice. MSL already does this today in several areas because it helps produce better work. Other labs can just do this too. In general, it would be helpful for there to be a larger and more diverse ecosystem of evaluators.
- Committing the significant majority of compute towards serving people rather than racing towards recursive self-improvement is one of the best ways to ensure we develop this technology safely. Meta has made this commitment and other labs can do this as well.
I believe the key to building a positive future for everyone is maintaining the right balance of power. This is within our power to do.
I was waiting for a freight from the US for 2 months. Today @Muse sent out several emails to the shipping company and I learned that my stuff will be here on Monday! Problem solved and really impressed by Muse. While other AIs just talk, it really gets things done.
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