Aidan Gomez, co -founder and CEO of Generation AI Startup Cohe, has joined EV Rivian board manufacturer, according to a regulatory presentation. The appointment is the last sign that Rivian sees promises in applying it to his venture while positioning himself as a software manager – and even providers – within the automobile industry.
Rivian increased the size of the board and chose Gomez, whose mandate will expire in 2026, according to the appearance.
Gomez has had a long career as a data scientist and his expert. He launched in 2019 with co -founders Nick Frosst and Ivan Zhang with a focus on training the AI ​​Foundation models. The generation start of it sells its services to companies such as Oracle and the notion.
Before Chere began, Gomez was a Google Brain researcher, the Deep Learning Division on Google led by Nobel Gooffrey Hinton ism. Gomez is also known for “attention is all you need”, a 2017 technical work that co -author who laid the foundation for many of his most capable models today.
The Gomez skill set can be particularly useful for Rivian as the EV manufacturer sails a new $ 5.8 billion enterprise with the Volkswagen Group to develop software. According to the joint venture, Rivian will share its electrical architecture expertise with the Volkswagen Group – including its many brands – and is expected to license existing intellectual property rights for joint enterprise.
Posible possible that the joint venture will sell its technology to other companies in the future.
Rivian has also worked in an assistant for his EV since 2023, said Rivian’s software chief Wassm Bensid, told Techcrunch during an interview on Mars. The work of the one, which is specifically in the orchestration layer or the frame for an assistant, sits outside the joint venture with VW, Bensaid mentioned at the time.
Gomez’s expertise in him and as a data scientist is clearly attractive to the founder and CEO of Rivian Rj Scaringe, who
In a statement that “thinking and expertise will support Rivian while integrating new technologies, advanced into our products, services and products.”
