The world's richest man, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, is also the founder of aerospace company Blue Origin which competes with SpaceX. In the latest Blue Origin video, when it launched its 15th test flight for the New Shepard rocket with a crewels capsule on top, the descent of the capsule was captured with Jeff Bezos himself welcoming it. Jeff Bezos was seen driving a Rivian R1T in the Texan desert welcoming the capsule. The Rivian was also trotting a feather decal - which basically is the Blue Origin logo. Bezos was wearing a cowboy hat and parked his Rivian right next to a Ford F-150 Raptor. The video itself was a promotional announcement for Blue Origin as it begins its plans for Space Tourism.
The electric pickup truck can be seen in the Apple TV+ original
Rivian and Amazon, of course, have a relationship. Amazon was one of the leading investors in the company with a $700 million round. Rivian recently also started deploying electric vans that are used for Amazon package deliveries in California and Colorado. The R1T and R1S are the two Rivian EVs that are going to launch soon. The R1T is said to have a range of 482 kilometres and a 3 second time to hit 100 km/h. It even has a 643 kilometres version of the vehicle which is scheduled for 2022.
undefinedIt's time. You can buy the very first seat on #NewShepard. Sign up to learn how at https://t.co/XNq9WALA7u. Details coming May 5th. #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/K9jugCs9yz
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 29, 2021
Rivian will be entering a crowded space of electric pick up trucks which includes the Tesla Cybertruck, the Ford F-150 electric, the Hummer EV amongst others. That being said, Rivian's R1T is one of the more promising models.
The Rivian R1T has got a lot of promotion. It was even featured in the Apple TV+ documentary "Long Way Up" that featured Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor. Rivian has also been raising a lot of funds and also has raised money from Ford.
