The electric car maker believes it is the victim of employee theft and trade secrets. 178 former workers at Elon Musk’s company joined his competitor. Four of them reportedly disclosed confidential data. According to the complaint filed by Tesla, this would be an “alarming strategy” that is repeated often. Rivian denies the charges and points out that such a practice would go against the company’s internal guidelines.
The race to launch the first electric pick-up
The two firms are engaged in a fight around the marketing of the first electric utility vehicle: the Cybertruck for the company of Musk and the R1T for its competitor. Even though Tesla is still better known, Rivian counts Amazon, Ford and other economic giants among his investors, which could eventually lead him to victory.
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