A closer look at “Rivian’s Mind Robotics Hires Doug Field, Ex-Tesla Model 3 and Ford EV Chief, as President”, exactly as the source publishes it. Doug Field, the engineer who led Tesla’s Model 3 program and later oversaw Ford’s entire electric vehicle division, has joined Mind Robotics as president. The industrial robotics startup was spun out of Rivian by CEO RJ Scaringe last year and has raised more than $1 billion in under 12 months. Field will run product, engineering, and operations alongside Scaringe, bringing deep experience in scaling complex manufacturing and EV production.
His move signals Mind Robotics’ ambition to disrupt industrial automation with the same rigor he applied at Tesla and Ford. The hire underscores the intensifying competition for top talent between EV makers and robotics ventures, as automation becomes critical to lowering costs and boosting output. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.