Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
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Mind Robotics is signaling it wants to play at the intersection of EV, autonomy, and scaled manufacturing—Field’s Tesla, Apple car, and Ford EV background is a bet on shipping hardware, not just demos. If you’re building in robotics or AV, assume the bar for operational and automotive-grade talent just went up.
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