Did Uber Steal Google’s Car Secrets?

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Google’s lawsuit argues that former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski took information when he left to co-found a venture that became Otto.

Did Uber Steal Google's Car Secrets
Otto co-founder and former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski

Uber is being sued for stealing trade secrets and technology from Google.

Waymo, set up by Google owner Alphabet, is taking legal action against Otto, Uber’s self-driving vehicle unit that it bought last year for 700 m dollars.

The lawsuit argues that former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski took information when he left to co-found a venture that became Otto.

Uber said it took the allegations seriously and would review the matter carefully.

Did Uber Steal Google's Car Secrets-News Time NowThe lawsuit alleges that Levandowski “downloaded 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files” during his time as a Google employee. “We believe these actions were part of a concerted plan to steal Waymo’s trade secrets and intellectual property,” Waymo said.

Alphabet created Waymo earlier this year as a way of bringing self-driving technology – which Google has been working on for years – to market.

The technology in question is LiDAR, a laser-based radar system that helps the self-driving cars “see” what is around them.

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