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According to foreign media reports, rivian, a US start-up, announced that it would integrate Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, into its upcoming vehicles, including r1t electric pickup and R1s electric. Among rivian's models, Alexa, the voice assistant of Amazon, can be used by car owners to control the vehicle's entertainment system, navigation, even windows, air conditioning system, open / close the rear compartment, etc. Rivian said that some of Alexa's voice functions can also be used offline, but the company didn't specify which ones. This is because R1s and r1t may go to remote and rugged places where Internet access may be limited. Earlier, Amazon ordered 100000 electric delivery vehicles from rivian, which is the largest order received by rivian since its establishment. Rivian plans to deliver the first batch of electric delivery vehicles to Amazon from 2021, and the company also plans to integrate Alexa directly into the 100000 all electric delivery vehicles ordered by Amazon. "Rivian R1s" rivian company launched two products for the private market: R1s and r1t. The two vehicles are 7-seat medium and large pure electric SUVs and pickups. R1s will be delivered in 2021 and r1t will be delivered in 2020. In the power part, both vehicles are equipped with four motors, among which the peak torque of high-power R1s and r1t reaches an amazing 14000n · M. It is understood that in 2019, rivian conducted a total of four rounds of financing. In February, the company announced that it received $700 million (about 4.91 billion yuan) of financing led by Amazon, and then another $500 million (about 3.51 billion yuan) of investment from auto companies in April. In September, Cox automotive announced that it invested $350 million (about 2.45 billion yuan) in rivian. Recently, a new round of financing with the amount of USD 1.32 billion (about RMB 9.26 billion) was obtained. Amazon is still the leading investor. Rivian received a total of USD 2.87 billion (about RMB 20.12 billion) in 2019.