Tesla is suing its electric rival Rivian over alleged stolen confidential information. The complaint, filed with the Supreme Court of California, has Tesla claiming Rivian recruited “heavily from Tesla’s ranks” and the EV startup encouraged those switching companies to bring confidential information that could give Rivian a “huge competitive advantage”. supplied One thing Rivian definitely didn’t steal from Tesla is the design of the Cybertruck. In the complaint, Tesla said that recruiting its employees could be “legitimate competitive conduct” when done fairly but at least three ex-Tesla employees have apparently shared Tesla information with Rivian. READ MORE:* The founder of Nikola on his rivalry with Tesla* Rivian R1T ute delayed to 2021* GM shows 13 electric vehicles as it tries to run with Tesla* Ford bets on Rivian EV ute to the tune of NZ$750 million* Rivian electric ute confirmed for AustraliaIn a statement to Bloomberg, Rivian strongly denied the claims, saying that all employees must confirm “that they have not, and will not, introduce former employers’ intellectual property into Rivian systems”.

Source: Stuff July 26, 2020 21:45 UTC