How to build a $16B car company with RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian

Cheeky Pint · Oct 14, 2025 · 1h 8m · transcript

RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, sits down for a cheeky pint with John Collison to discuss what it takes to build a car company from scratch, developing the first electric pickup truck, the shift to a software-defined zonal architecture, Rivian's AI-driven approach to autonomy, and the strategy behind their recent $5.8 billion deal with Volkswagen.

Timestamps

(00:00) Gen 1

(12:32) Gen 2

(18:37) Developing the first electric pickup truck

(27:36) John pitches some car features

(36:46) Stripe’s payment methods

(37:54) Autonomous driving

(44:51) Component progress

(53:17) The new economics…