Rivian buys ABRP…hmmm

[daveo4EV]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rivian-acquires-route-planning-app-191327295.html

we'll see where this goes…

 

[ciaranob]

EVGO buys Plugshare, Rivian ABRP .. seems we have a trend(s) (sort of) forming!

Guessing maybe Rivian owners would have free access to the subscription version of ABRP or something like that vs restricting App features to Rivian vs public.

 

[snstevens]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rivian-acquires-route-planning-app-191327295.html

we'll see where this goes…

The essence is this piece --

"Scaringe said Rivian would invest in improving and growing ABRP as a stand-alone app for users of other EVs and integrate Iternio's technology into its mobile app and in-vehicle navigation system.

'The data that comes off of having a very active user base allows us to be very intentional as to how we build out a charging infrastructure,' Scaringe said, adding that data on locations that lack chargers or have chargers with poor performance would be particularly beneficial.
EVs and integrate Iternio's technology into its mobile app and in-vehicle navigation system."

What I don't understand is how they plan to fund building out a charging infrastructure. Perhaps this is limited to the trailhead chargers I heard about on another thread.