Stock Market Today, March 19: Rivian Jumps After Partnering With Uber on $1.25 Billion Robotaxi Investment Plan

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN), which designs and manufactures electric pickup trucks and SUVs, closed Thursday at $16.12, up 3.80%. Shares rose after Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) announced plans to invest up to $1.25 billion through 2031 to deploy Rivian’s R2 SUVs as robotaxis. Investors are watching execution milestones on autonomy and volume commitments. Trading volume reached 75.4 million shares, coming in about 132% above its three-month average of 32.6 million shares. Rivian Automotive IPO'd in 2021 ...