Hello and welcome to today’s quick tech update. Jony Ive’s design studio LoveFrom quietly teamed up with Rivian to help create the automaker’s first electric bike. For roughly 18 months, a small squad from LoveFrom worked alongside Rivian designers and engineers in a skunkworks project led by former Specialized executive Chris Yu. That project has since spun out into a new micromobility startup called Also, backed by $105 million from Eclipse Ventures.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, who sits on Also’s board, has teased the bike only lightly. “There’s a seat, and there’s two wheels, there’s a screen, and there’s a few computers and a battery,” he said earlier this year, adding that it will feel “bike-like.” With LoveFrom’s industrial designers involved in every detail—from modular packaging to the user interface—it’s likely Ive’s signature minimalism will shine through.

Also plans to unveil its first vehicle designs later this year. We’ll be watching to see if this electric bike truly bears the mark of Apple’s design legend.
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