Check out the slick Electrochromic Roof in action on the Rivian R1S. The optional electrochromic roof uses electric current to adjust the amount of light coming in through the roof, with different settings available.

Over the weekend, Rivian held a showcase event in Normal, Illinois, the city where Rivian's manufacturing plant is located. The governor of Illinois was in attendance and tweeted: 500 manufacturing jobs for central Illinois. 100,000 vehicles ordered. $1.5 billion invested. Infinite potential. Thanks for showing me around today, @RJScaringe. I’m thrilled about @Rivian’s future in Illinois.

The Rivian key fob was shown at the Seattle preview event. It's styled in a cool carabiner shape and was shown in multiple color configurations.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has shared that Rivian is seriously thinking about offering a subscription service for its vehicles. “We talk about inflection points, and this is one that allows us to interact in different ways with the customer,” Scaringe. “You may use one solution to get to and from the office during the week. But on the weekend, you may want a subscription program.” More details and discussions inside.

Rivian held its closed door Rivian event for pre-ordered future owners this past weekend in Seattle, where a new blue color was revealed on the R1T Pickup! There were also many details shared by Rivian and gleaned by Rivianforum members. Check it all out in the Seattle Rivian Event thread!

At Amazon’s product demo event yesterday, Alexa voice command integration was demoed on the Rivian. For example, here it's used to open the R1T's frunk.

Amazon is holding its 2019 hardware event today and on display outside the Amazon Spheres building is this R1T. More pics inside...

Rivian has applied for a patent for between-seat airbags designed to wedge together and provide support for vehicle occupants on a near side a crash so that the person is contained from other person(s) facing the far-side crash.

The patent application envisions that, if approved, such a product could be installed in the backs of the front seats or in the captain’s seat itself.

In a great sign of Amazon's confidence in Rivian, the company has just placed an order for 100,000 Rivian electric delivery vans. This adds on to their $799M investment in Rivian.

Rivian held a private preview event this weekend in Atlanta and we've got some feedback, info, pics and video from the event. Check it out inside...

Rivian has landed a third large investor. Cox Automotive has just announced a $350 million investment in Rivian. Cox Automotive is the parent company of well-known brands Manheim, AutoTrader, Kelley Blue Book and DealerTrack.

The first preproduction R1T pickups have been spotted! These two R1T are currently testing in the harsh conditions at Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. See inside for photos, analysis and comparisons to the concept R1T!

Motor Trend reports that Rivian will likely assemble Ford's EV to be built on Rivian's skateboard platform.

Over the weekend, Rivian teased the start of metal frame stamping with these photos! “Busy making metal!” was posted along with the photos. The photos showed Rivian’s logo stamped on the parts.

In an interview with TheDrive, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe confirms auxiliary battery packs (which we knew was likely coming), but also Rivian-to-Rivian charging!