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Tesla is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing information about the company, CNBC reported. The company claims that software engineer Alex Khatilov stole files from Tesla’s internal network related to its Warp Drive software, which is used to automate many of the company’s business processes. Tesla alleges in the lawsuit that Khatilov moved files to his personal Dropbox account and that he was one of the few Tesla employees who had access to the files.
According to the lawsuit, Khatilov told Tesla investigators that he “forgot” to move the files to his personal Dropbox when they confronted him. He told the New York Post in an interview that he unintentionally moved the files to Dropbox and was unaware that Tesla had taken legal action against him until the newspaper contacted him.
Tesla has not shied away from filing lawsuits to protect its proprietary data in the past; in December, the company struck a deal with former process technician Martin Tripp, who admitted to leaking confidential information to a reporter. In 2019, Tesla sued standalone startup Zoox, accusing four Zoox employees – who had previously worked at Tesla – of taking confidential documents. This case was settled last April, Zoox admitting that “some of his new Tesla hires” were in possession of Tesla documents. And his lawsuit against Guangzhi Cao, which Tesla accuses of stealing files related to Tesla’s autopilot system, is still pending.
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