Tesla claims Rivian has employed a minimum of 178 former staff (70 of whom got here immediately from Tesla to Rivian), however Rivian claims it has “rigorous insurance policies and procedures to ensure it doesn’t receive confidential data from different corporations when on-boarding staff.” Rivian additional double-downed in its protection that not one of the alleged stolen commerce secrets and techniques are in its possession.

Tesla, Rivian claims, lacks any laborious proof of mental property theft and is merely speculating as a result of it poached now-former Tesla staff. The California-based automaker is trying to kill competitors, Rivian firmly believes. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, nonetheless, has gone on file on multiple event welcoming new electrical car opponents, corresponding to Volkswagen and Normal Motors.