The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.
The company is also eliminating a production shift at its Arizona factory to align “production plans with anticipated demand.”
The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.
The exec, Emad Dlala, has left just a few months after being promoted to SVP of engineering and digital, TechCrunch has learned.
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it “maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date.”
Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.
The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.