Rivian Stock (RIVN) News Today: AI Autonomy Push, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 16, 2025
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) is back in the spotlight on December 16, 2025, as investors digest the company’s latest autonomy ambitions, fresh technical signals, and a widening spread in Wall Street expectations for 2026. As of 19:07 UTC on Dec. 16, Rivian shares were trading around $17.84, after moving between $17.81 and $18.95 during the session. That price action follows a volatile week in which Rivian’s stock reacted sharply to the company’s Autonomy & AI Day, where it outlined a more Tesla-like strategy: build the stack (chips + software), monetize it via subscriptions, and use autonomy and software revenue