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Announcing our new "CLUBS" section where you can join or create a Rivian club or group! You can use this new feature to conveniently plan and discuss local events, gatherings or other club/group related topics.
So we encourage you to join (or start) special-interest and regional-based Rivian clubs at: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/group-categories/clubs-groups.1/
I'm predicating my guesstimate on my understanding that independent safety and crash test organizations (e.g. NHSTA, IIHS) require the vehicle to test is from auto manufacturer's production assembly line. And of course this also assumes Rivian wants these ratings before they launch. Based on that and the two plant building additions are for the battery and the other for the R1T and R1S and won't be ready until Jan 2021, I don't see how they can be tested before that.If they get to crash tests by fall,