Rivian debuted a new AI assistant this week, and it brings welcome relief to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto lovers who went cold turkey on their favorite dash tech since switching to one of the company’s swanky electric cars.
Rivian is one of several automakers that chose to build its own car tech from the ground up. Tesla has also avoided third-party interfaces (for now), as has General Motors. But for many people, life without CarPlay or Android Auto is a dealbreaker.
Turns out,…

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