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02 Oct 2026, 9:17 PM	TechCrunch	1.5	Rivian’s R2 just helped it set a new sales record Rivian reported a Q3 2026 sales record: 19,751 vehicles built and 19,248 delivered, up roughly 45% year over year, with the first full quarter of R2 sales after its June launch. The R2 starts just under $60,000, and Rivian aims to sell 20,000–25,000 R2s by year-end, with cheaper trims planned around $45,000. Full Q3 financial results are due October 29; production is in Normal, Illinois, with a new Georgia factory planned for up to 300,000 vehicles per year, and an Uber robotaxi deal for the R2. Why: For developers, AI/ML learners, and SaaS founders in Malaysia, this is not an actionable item: it contains no API, tooling, pricing, cloud, payments, policy, or local startup detail. The only decision-relevant thread is if you follow EV or robotaxi platform economics, where Rivian’s $60k R2, $45k future trim, and 20k–25k unit target show how capital-intensive hardware scale-up differs from software. ev rivian manufacturing robotaxi

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02 Oct 2026, 9:17 PM

TechCrunch

1.5

Rivian’s R2 just helped it set a new sales record

Rivian reported a Q3 2026 sales record: 19,751 vehicles built and 19,248 delivered, up roughly 45% year over year, with the first full quarter of R2 sales after its June launch. The R2 starts just under $60,000, and Rivian aims to sell 20,000–25,000 R2s by year-end, with cheaper trims planned around $45,000. Full Q3 financial results are due October 29; production is in Normal, Illinois, with a new Georgia factory planned for up to 300,000 vehicles per year, and an Uber robotaxi deal for the R2.

Why: For developers, AI/ML learners, and SaaS founders in Malaysia, this is not an actionable item: it contains no API, tooling, pricing, cloud, payments, policy, or local startup detail. The only decision-relevant thread is if you follow EV or robotaxi platform economics, where Rivian’s $60k R2, $45k future trim, and 20k–25k unit target show how capital-intensive hardware scale-up differs from software.

ev rivian manufacturing robotaxi