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Autonomous engineer at center of Uber-Google legal battle faces wave of criminal charges
Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of autonomous truck upstart Pronto, has been indicted on 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets.
August 28, 2019
Business
Waymo hits Atlanta-area roadways with autonomous truck tests
The tests “will let us further develop our technology and integrate it into the operations of shippers and carriers,” the company said in a blog post Friday. “As our self-driving trucks hit the highways in the region, we’ll have highly trained drivers in the cabs to monitor and take control if needed.”
March 13, 2018
Business
Uber to pay reported $245M to settle Google’s claims of stolen autonomous tech
In what became a highly publicized spat between the two companies, Google parent company Alphabet alleged that Uber stole thousands of documents from Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle developer Waymo. Though the terms of the deal remain confidential, Google has agreed to accept a fraction of a percent of ownership of Uber — worth a reported $245 million — to end its lawsuit against the ridesharing pioneer.
February 12, 2018
Business
Fresh evidence prompts judge to delay autonomous tech trial between Google, Uber
The trial for a high-profile lawsuit between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest players, Uber and Alphabet (Google’s parent company) involving trade secrets and patents behind autonomous vehicle technology has been delayed until February. The Department of Justice has also announced it is pursuing a criminal investigation against Uber over the accusations made against the company.
December 14, 2017
Channel 19
Worship the robots: What a man at the center of Google’s self-driving tech lawsuit against Uber wants you to do
Self-driving truck startup Otto’s cofounder Anthony Levandowski has established a “Way of the Future” church to develop an AI Godhead. Before we jump to the pews in science-fiction-turned-reality joy, let’s keep the source in mind.
November 30, 2017
Business
Google confirms self-driving truck platform in the works
Google parent company Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, Waymo, is developing a self-driving truck platform, the company confirmed Thursday.
June 2, 2017
Business
Uber’s self-driving truck venture shaken up as legal woes mount
With legal trouble swirling around Uber’s autonomous truck venture, the company has fired Anthony Levandowski, the founder of the autonomous truck company Otto and a star engineer with Uber and, formerly, Google. The company also quietly announced last month it dropped the name Otto, as it was facing a lawsuit by a Canadian-based robotics company of the same name.
May 31, 2017
Business
Tech giants Google, Uber battling in court over autonomous truck secrets
Google and its subsidiary Waymo claim Uber and Otto Trucking stole thousands of documents and company trade secrets. Uber denies the claims. A judge Monday issued an injunction against Uber and Otto.
May 16, 2017
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