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Rivian hires ex-Tesla exec as top engineer, report says

The Rivian R1T electric pickup truck
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Bloomberg
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August 27, 2020 03:25 PM

Electric-truck startup Rivian Automotive Inc. has hired a former Tesla Inc. executive to lead its engineering as the Amazon.com Inc.-backed company’s debut electric vehicles near production, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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