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		dzhiurgis 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, a... > Don't even need an entertainment cluster, give me a place to put a tablet or a phone and just have a bluetooth speaker. Illegal - backup camera is required. Speakers probably too for alerts. Also you are super naive if you think that's where actual cost is.

ActorNightly 8 days ago [–]

Most of the cost is in development and prototyping that the company has to make up for, followed by battery as those have a set $/kwh price.

This is why the rest of the car has to be an already proven platform that is cheap to make.

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