Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has been appointed to the board of electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, as revealed in a recent regulatory filing. This move signifies Rivian’s intent to harness AI technologies to enhance its operations and further establish itself as a leader in the automotive sector’s software domain.
The expansion of Rivian’s board includes Gomez, whose term is set to conclude in 2026. His extensive background as a data scientist and AI specialist positions him as a valuable asset for the company. Gomez launched Cohere in 2019 with partners Nick Frosst and Ivan Zhang, focusing on training AI foundation models for enterprise applications; clients include major companies like Oracle and Notion.
Before founding Cohere, Gomez was affiliated with Google Brain, a prestigious deep learning unit led by Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton. He is notably recognised for co-authoring the influential 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need,” which serves as the cornerstone for many advanced generative AI models in use today.
Gomez’s expertise is particularly timely as Rivian embarks on a $5.8 billion joint venture with Volkswagen Group aimed at developing software solutions. Within this collaboration, Rivian will leverage its electrical architecture knowledge and is expected to license existing intellectual property to the joint venture, which may potentially market its technology to other firms in the future.
In addition to its partnership with Volkswagen, Rivian is actively developing an AI assistant for its electric vehicles, as detailed by Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid in a recent TechCrunch interview. This initiative focuses on creating an orchestration framework for the AI assistant, operating independently from the VW collaboration.
Rivian’s founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe, expressed enthusiasm about Gomez’s addition to the board, highlighting that his insights and expertise will be instrumental as the company integrates innovative technologies into its products, services, and manufacturing processes.
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