Rivian Spinout Also Walks Away from Electric Motorcycle Project in Kenya

Also, an electric vehicle startup that spun out from Rivian, has officially discontinued its electric motorcycle project in Kenya after determining that its strategic priorities needed to shift. Chris Yu, the co-founder and president of Also, explained in an interview that the company decided to walk away from the two-wheeled venture to focus entirely on autonomous vehicle technologies.

The project had previously generated significant local interest by aiming to provide sustainable, affordable electric mobility solutions tailored for African urban and rural environments. However, shifting corporate strategies and a desire to concentrate engineering resources on core self-driving systems ultimately led to the closure of the initiative.

Despite stepping back from the Kenyan e-moto market, the decision underscores the difficult choices hardware startups face when allocating limited capital and engineering talent across multiple ambitious product lines in competitive global markets.

Sources: TechCrunch

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