Rivian Unveils RAP1 Processor Aimed Straight at Tesla’s Next FSD Computer!

Rivian just quietly joined Tesla in the custom AI chip club — and its new RAP1 processor might already be more powerful than Tesla’s current AI4 hardware. In this video, we break down how Rivian’s in-house autonomy chip delivers around 1,600 TOPS of sparse INT8 compute, processes up to five billion camera pixels per second, and fuses LiDAR, radar, and cameras in real time, all inside a car-safe, low-power package built on TSMC’s 5 nm process. We’ll show how RAP1 sits at the heart of Rivian’s Gen 3 Autonomy Compute Module for the upcoming R2, how RivLink ties multiple chips together with ultra-low latency, and why owning the silicon, compiler, and software stack lets Rivian scale its Large Driving Model instead of waiting on Nvidia or Mobileye. Then we zoom out and compare it to Tesla’s AI4 and upcoming AI5 hardware, looking at how both companies are racing to turn cars and robots into one unified “physical AI” platform powered by their own chips. And if you want the real story behind the world’s fastest-moving AI breakthroughs, make sure to like and subscribe to Evolving AI for daily coverage.

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