Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field

By Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane · TechCrunch · Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 18:30 (33m ago) · Original article ↗

Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

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