The company has accused the ex-engineer, identified as John Doe for confidentiality reasons, of accessing and absconding with key information related to Tesla’s robotics initiatives.

Tesla has filed a lawsuit against a former engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets and designs from its humanoid robotics program, Optimus. The engineer allegedly used this information to ...

Tesla is suing a former engineer for allegedly stealing designs from its humanoid robotics program Optimus and launch his own rival startup. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to ...

Tesla is suing a former engineer for allegedly stealing secrets from its humanoid robotics program Optimus and launch his own rival startup. By Karoline Leonard , Technology reporter June 13, 2025 ...

An ex-Tesla engineer is setting the stage for a new era of innovation by launching a robotics startup that aims to create a bridge between the flourishing markets of the United States and China ...

Tesla sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets from its humanoid robotics program, Optimus, and using them to launch a rival startup. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday ...

Tesla has sued one of its former engineers and his startup in California federal court, accusing them of stealing trade secrets related to its robot project Optimus to build a competing business for ...

Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, left Tesla last week, Bloomberg first reported. Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla’s Autopilot teams, will take over responsibility for Optimus.

The head of engineering for Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot division, left the company on Friday. Milan Kovac announced his departure on X, insisting that it “will not change a thing” about the ...

Tesla's vice president of Optimus robotics, Milan Kovac, said on Friday that he's leaving the company. In a post on X, Kovac thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk and reminisced about his tenure, which ...