AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars
Rivian plans to integrate third-party AI agents, like Anthropic's Claude, into its electric vehicles, its CEO said.Summary
Rivian recently launched an in-house AI assistant for its electric vehicles, and CEO RJ Scaringe announced at TechCrunch Disrupt that the company plans to allow third-party AI agents, such as Anthropic's Claude, to run in its cars. The company has developed its own in-car software and agentic framework that routes user commands to either local or cloud-based models. Scaringe explained that adding external AI agents will require significant coordination with AI labs and careful integration to avoid interfering with safety-critical vehicle systems. He envisions the feature as an extension of how people use agentic apps, pulling context from other devices to enable complex, multi-step interactions. Rivian will share more details at its "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December. Tesla has already added similar features, allowing users to interact with Grok chatbot and Grok Bot assistant.
(Source：TechCrunch)