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Electric Car Co. Loses Privilege Over Docs On Atty s Firing
Law360 (May 4, 2021, 10:06 PM EDT) A California federal judge ruled Monday that Faraday Future waived attorney-client privilege on documents surrounding its employment agreement with a former Mayer Brown LLP partner accusing the electric car startup of tricking him into accepting an in-house job, as well as documents connected to his termination.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth ruled that the arguments made by Faraday & Future Inc. resulted in it waiving attorney-client privilege on certain communications it had with its outside counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, including when it contended that the firm reviewed its employment agreement with plaintiff Hong Liu to determine if it violated an agreement.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Key Developments
U.S. new light-vehicle sales in April predict a
In an earnings call last week,
Ford warned of a potential volume loss approaching
1.1 million vehicles for the full year’s planned production due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage.
Due to the semiconductor shortage,
GM announced additional downtime for
five North American plants; Volkswagen’s Mexico unit will stop production for certain vehicles in Puebla this month, and
Nissan announced several days of downtime in May for its North American plants.
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Faraday Future Selects Velodyne as Exclusive Lidar Supplier for Flagship FF 91 Luxury Electric Vehicle
Saturday, May 1, 2021 6:00PM IST (12:30PM GMT)
Utilizing Velodyne Sensors, Faraday Future Will Bring Advanced Safety and ADAS to FF 91
San Jose, Calif., United States:
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced it has been selected by Faraday Future (FF) as the exclusive supplier of lidar for Faraday’s flagship FF 91 all-electric vehicle (EV). Velodyne’s solid state Velarray H800 lidar sensors will power the FF 91’s autonomous driving system that aims to deliver a comprehensive suite of highway, urban and parking autonomy features.
Velodyne Lidar announced it has been selected by Faraday Future (FF) as the exclusive supplier of lidar for Faraday’s flagship FF 91 all-electric vehicle (EV). (Photo: Faraday Future)