Rivian announces Amazon Web Services cloud tie up

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider.

“We’re focused on creating fantastic, category defining products. Combining our vision with AWS’s breadth and depth of services allows us to use data and connectivity to redefine what is possible in transportation, logistics, and delivery,” says Wassym Bensaid, Rivian’s Vice President of Software Development.

“We have created a software defined vehicle architecture with a technology foundation that powers advanced features such as deep over-the-air software updates to deliver continuous improvements to the vehicles, and the collection of a rich set of real-time vehicle data.”

“By leveraging AWS, and building a central data lake to interconnect Rivian’s operations, products, and services, we can enable proactive diagnostics and add intelligence to our vehicles, and then use what we learn to generate synergies and scale efficiencies.”

“We look forward to furthering our work with AWS to continue to push the boundaries of innovation in engineering, customer service, fleet management solutions, and charging experiences.”

We built Rivian to help shift the world toward sustainable transportation and energy. At this critical, once-in-a-planet moment, we want to do more. pic.twitter.com/qRWS14S4CS
— Rivian (@Rivian) November 10, 2021

“AWS’s broad and deep portfolio of services helps Rivian use data and connectivity as strategic differentiators in the auto industry,” says Werner Vogels, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Amazon.com.

“Our analytics, machine learning, containers, and customer service capabilities support Rivian’s business model and will help it scale and continuously improve the customer experience as more and more individuals and organisations go electric.”

“Powered by the world’s leading cloud, Rivian is reimagining vehicle ownership, operation, and service to usher in a new experience of efficient and enjoyable electric SUVs, trucks, and vans that delight its customers.”

In addition, Rivian uses AWS analytics, database, storage, and security capabilities to enhance visibility and agility throughout its vertically integrated business model, under which the company manages all of its design, production, distribution, sales, and vehicle servicing internally.

It built a data lake on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and uses AWS Glue so that its teams can easily share data and gain insights that it believes can lead to structural cost and operational advantages over traditional automakers with less integrated business functions.

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