AI agents are coming to Rivian's cars
We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.
TL;DR
- Rivian is developing the capability for its electric vehicles to run AI agents created by external companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.
- The company has built its own in-car software framework that acts as a routing system for voice commands, deciding whether to use local or cloud-based AI models.
- Rivian's AI assistant can already access external apps like Google Calendar.
- Future integration will focus on connecting AI agents with user context gathered from other devices, enabling more complex assistance.
- Safety-critical vehicle controls will not be handed over to third-party AI agents.
- Rivian's approach differs from relying on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, as they have developed much of their in-car software in-house.
- Tesla has already integrated AI chatbots like Grok into its vehicles.