Former Apple Employee Who Joined XPeng Pleads Guilty of Stealing Apple EV's Trade Secrets
23 Aug 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Xiaolang Zhang was trying to travel to China on July 7, 2018, when the FBI arrested him at the San Jose International Airport.
Rivian Isn’t Taking Tesla’s Lawsuit Lying Down
13 Aug 2020, 04:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla sued Rivian and four ex-employees for stealing trade secrets and poaching. Rivian says the lawsuit is meritless, questions its motive and timing
Stealing Autonomous Car Secrets from Google Lands Former Exec in Jail
6 Aug 2020, 11:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Former Waymo exec Anthony Levandowski, who later worked for Uber, handed an 18-months prison sentence and a $850,000 fine.
Battle of the EV Makers: Tesla Takes Rivian to Court For Stealing Trade Secrets
24 Jul 2020, 10:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Lawsuit claims 178 former Tesla employees are now hired by Rivian, 70 of whom joined Rivian directly from Tesla because of poaching practices
Xiang Dong Yu Stays in Prison
21 Oct 2009, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first hearing in the case of Xiang Dong Yu, the former Ford engineer accused of stealing trade secrets concluded with the judge's decision to keep him behind bars, pending his transfer to D...