{
  "id": 17964478,
  "title": "Rivian spinoff Also wants to reinvent the wheel — but first, it has to ship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/rivian-spinoff-also-wants-to-reinvent-the-wheel-but-first-it-has-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1024747/rivian-spinoff-also-chris-yu-interview-ebike-production-ramp"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When Rivian quietly spun off its micromobility brand, Also, a lot of observers wondered if the luxury EV maker had bitten off more than it can chew. Chris Yu insists that's not the case. Yu, a Stanford aeronautics PhD and former CTO at Specialized, runs the startup as an independent business that counts Rivian as […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}