Rivian Knows Your Teen Doesn’t Need 1,025 Horsepower

Would you let your kid get behind the wheel of a 1,025-horsepower vehicle? What about a 656-hp mainstream crossover? I sure wouldn’t let 16-year-old Joel get behind the wheel of those vehicles. I’m lucky to be alive after my teenage years, if we are honest about it. In an exclusive interview, Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid told The Drive the automaker is developing a Teen Mode and Valet Mode for its vehicles. Bensaid noted parents outside the Feder household understand the dangers of these 5,000- to 7,000-pound EVs having the ability to rocket from 0-60 mph in just 2.5 seconds. So it’s doing something about it. “We got that feedback from…

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