Rivian in Talks for $5bn Texas plant

Rivian Automotive, the EV startup backed by Amazon and Ford, are in talks to invest at least $5bn to build a factory near Fort Worth, Texas. The factory would be able to produce 200,000 vehicles a year, and could create at least 7,500 jobs by 2027. The capital investment commitment from Rivian includes a minimum…

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Hector Fratty

Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.