Rivian buys UK simulation startup Third Dimension AI

Rivian announced the acquisition of Third Dimension AI, a UK startup founded in 2024 by Tolga Kart and Piotr Sokolski. Its platform converts real-world data into controllable 3D environments, so engineers can rebuild complex driving scenarios and modify them at scale. This lets Rivian's autonomy models practise rare edge cases without waiting for them to occur on the road. Rivian says the technology will strengthen its “end-to-end autonomous driving data flywheel.” The startup has 15 people, mostly in the UK, and its leadership will join Rivian's autonomy research and engineering teams.…

• Rivian acquires Third Dimension AI, a 15-person team
• The platform turns real data into 3D environments to simulate edge cases
• The startup had raised US$7 million in seed funding before the deal

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