A video tour of Rivian's lab showcases just how new and different the 2025 R1 models are, even if that's not obvious from the outside.
Real beauty, as they say, is inner beauty. And as attractive as the Rivian R1 Series models are already, with their 2025 updates, the real beauty is within. Though the R1S and R1T look pretty much the same as before, the upgrades underneath truly justify their 'second-generation' title and make them almost new vehicles entirely.
There, she gets up close with the new car's electrical architecture, software interface, AI-powered functions and more. zonal architecture One thing Savvides learned is that the R1 models now have seven ECU modules, down from 17 before as Rivian continues to evolve its zonal architecture setup. That's a rethinking of vehicle design for EVs that organizes computing power by location in the car, not function , which reduces complexity and allows for more advanced software features.
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