Tesla and Rivian have reached a ‘conditional’ settlement in a trade secrets lawsuit

After four years of allegations that the company hacked its employees in order to obtain trade secrets, the two seem to be getting closer to a decision. In accordance with Tesla says it has reached a “conditional” settlement with Rivian and expects the lawsuit to be dismissed on December 24. In a lawsuit filed in 2020, Tesla said Rivian encouraged outgoing Tesla employees to steal information, and held three employees “took too much.” important, confidential information as they go to Rivian.” Rivian dismissed these allegations from the start, saying they were baseless.

Rivian filed a motion to have the case dismissed, but he was the one who made the partial decision earlier this year that Rivian would face trial. The case was expected to go to trial in 2025, but now it looks like the matter could be wrapped up within a year without getting to that point.