Rivian CEO wants CarPlay in other cars, but says Rivian doesn’t need it

Rivian CEO wants CarPlay in other cars, but says Rivian doesn’t need it

In a new interview, Rivian’s CEO addressed criticism about its “no CarPlay” stance and commented on rumors of Tesla adding CarPlay.

Rivian CEO Calls Rival Automakers’ UI a ‘Disaster,’ Exempting Tesla

Rivian‘s founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has reaffirmed the EV maker’s commitment to a native operating system where Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integrations are not supported. Since last year, the chief executive has been defending that the Irvine-based EV maker will focus on a “seamless digital experience” provided by an in-house developed ecosystem, an idea he reinforced in October. In a new interview with Stratechery, Scaringe said that suppo…