Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief
Doug Field, the engineer who ran Tesla’s Model 3 program and later Ford’s entire EV operation, is now president of Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics startup Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spun out of Rivian last year.
He lands at a company that has now…
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple’s secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
Ford dissolves EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin
Ford is dissolving its standalone electric vehicle division — and losing the executive who built it. The automaker said today that Doug Field, its chief EV, digital, and design officer, will leave the company next month after nearly five years leading …