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  "path": "/2026/05/05/rivian-rivn-mulls-in-house-lidar-autonomous-driving-stack/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T01:32:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://electrek.co",
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  "textContent": "Rivian is considering manufacturing its own lidar sensors in the United States, potentially through a partnership with Chinese firms, as the EV maker aggressively vertically integrates its entire autonomous driving stack.\n\nThe move would add in-house lidar production to an autonomy strategy that already includes custom silicon chips and proprietary AI software — positioning Rivian as one of the most vertically integrated players in autonomous driving outside of Tesla and Waymo.\n\nmore…",
  "title": "Rivian (RIVN) mulls making its own lidar as it builds full autonomous driving stack"
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