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Re: Tesla sues former employees for allegedly stealing data, Autopilot source code

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Post by rmwaite » Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

gamblor956 wrote: post #4

Tesla is suing former employees for stealing its logistics (warehousing, inventory control, etc.) trade secrets. Tesla has to show that Zoox is using the information the employees allegedly stole. In a nutshell, Tesla would have to show similarities between its logistics processes and Zoox's. ( https://www.fenwick.com/FenwickDocuments/Trade_Secrets_Prote... for a good summary) But given the shitshow that is Tesla's l…

What if the only value they got was to look at the shit show and then not do that? That’s just as reliant on the stolen data/information and I would think just as illegal.

Re: Tesla sues former employees for allegedly stealing data, Autopilot source code

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Post by vabmit » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 5:54 PM UTC

xedeon wrote: post #160

vabmit wrote: post #69

This tactic has been used against companies friends of mine have started. I've only seen it used by large 20+ year old 1970s/1980s publicly traded companies, never someone like Tesla. The way it works is basically that you track where your ex-employees go after they leave. If they go to a competitor/disruptor start-up with out deep pockets, sue that competitor over trade secrets. It's nearly impossible to disprove in…

> I am shorting TSLA stock Then you are financially motivated to spew lies. Short sellers are probably the scummiest people on the planet, that will do anything to make a quick buck. Take this for example: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/rfag2r/the-daily-show-with-jon... > I expect Tesla to go bankrupt sometime in the next few years. Short sellers have been saying that since 2008 because it serves their interest. Yet,…

The stock isn't doing to well today or Friday. Maybe, just maybe, shitty people lie about financials and build shitty worthless companies.

Re: Tesla sues former employees for allegedly stealing data, Autopilot source code

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Post by shaklee3 » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 4:33 AM UTC

ineedasername wrote: post #155

shaklee3 wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except... It wasn't $35k anywhere but on paper. You had to buy the upgrades.

Do you mean in the past? I'm talking about their recent release in February. I can order one now, $35k, no mandatory upgrades that increase the price, delivery in 6-8 weeks.

No: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/26/18282810/tesla-model-3-st...