Levandowski already had stepped down from his position as head of Uber's self - driving car efforts last month and was replaced by Eric Meyhofer. (mercurynews.com)
If Waymo's claim proves true, it would seriously impact Uber's rapidly developing autonomous car efforts at a time when the ride - hailing company also is dealing with employee charges of sexism that have led CEO Travis Kalanick to order an internal investigation and search for a chief operating officer. (usatoday.com)
The plaintiff, Genesis Reyes, argues in the complaint that Faraday was more concerned with keeping its «electric car efforts secret than it was with the safety of its employees,» according to The Verge. (jalopnik.com)