How to build a $16B car company with RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian

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RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, sits down for a cheeky pint with John Collison to discuss what it takes to build a car company from scratch, developing the first electric pickup truck, the shift to a software-defined zonal architecture, Rivian's AI-driven approach to autonomy, and the strategy behind their recent $5.8 billion deal with Volkswagen. Full transcript on Substack: https://cheekypint.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-16b-car-company-with Subscribe to Cheeky Pint Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IHbGJJMpiFoz5YrvRfTFw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheeky-pint/id1821055332 Substack: https://cheekypint.substack.com/ Key moments 00:00 Gen 1 12:32 Gen 2 18:37 Developing the first electric pickup truck 27:36 John pitches some car features 36:46 Stripe’s payment methods 37:54 Autonomous driving 44:51 Component progress 53:17 The new economics of cars 01:01:11 Manufacturing in the US