The nasty legal fight between Uber and
Waymo over self - driving technology has officially come to a close, with Uber settling for $ 245 million.
This also comes on the heels of a long and gritty legal battle between Uber and
Waymo over self - driving IP, which was settled in February.
The nasty legal fight between Uber and
Waymo over self - driving technology has officially come to a close, with Uber settling for $ 245 million.
In the past few months, it has been hit with a #DeleteUber social media campaign in reaction to its initial stance on President Trump's immigration ban, charges of rampant sexism from a former employee and a lawsuit from Alphabet - owned
Waymo over self - driving car sensor technology.
Not exact matches
Alphabet's
Waymo unit is seeking about $ 2.6 billion from Uber for the alleged theft of one of several trade secrets in a lawsuit
over self - driving cars, a lawyer for Uber said on Wednesday.
The
Waymo fleet of
self - driving cars has driven three million autonomous miles and simulated
over one billion miles.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would delay a trade secrets trial
over self - driving car technology between Alphabet's
Waymo unit and ride provider Uber until December.
«
Over the course of this trial, we'll be accepting hundreds of people with diverse backgrounds and transportation needs who want to ride in and give feedback about
Waymo's
self - driving cars,» CEO John Krafcik explained in a blog post.
As the criminal investigation is underway, the company continues its internal investigation
over sexual harassment and is in the middle of a lawsuit
over intellectual property with Google's
self - driving company
Waymo.
Among them are tech companies such as
Waymo, which took
over Google's
self - driving project last year, as well as traditional automakers such as Toyota and BMW.
Over the past year, technology companies Uber and
Waymo (the
self - driving business spun out of Google) have been engaged in a battle of wills, culminating in a high - profile court case that commenced last week.
Companies like
Waymo, General Motors, and Uber have been testing
self - driving cars for years
over millions of miles.
Last week, the U.S. attorney of the Northern District of California notified the judge presiding
over the case, Judge William Alsup, that there was some evidence that Uber hadn't disclosed either to the court or to Alphabet's
self - driving arm,
Waymo.
Since Google's
Waymo self - driving car unit first sued Uber in February, Uber has also refused to turn
over the due diligence report it conducted ahead of the Otto acquisition, arguing that it can't be disclosed because it involves confidential information between attorneys and clients.
This is the latest development in the high - stakes battle
over intellectual property theft involving
Waymo's autonomous driving technology and Uber's alleged use of it to fuel its own
self - driving technology.
What could be a juicier Silicon Valley controversy than Google and
Waymo's legal spar
over self - driving technology?
The legal dispute between Uber and Alphabet's
Waymo over stolen
self - driving technology is finally
over, as the two companies have reached a $ 245 million settlement.
In a side note, Recode points out that Google Ventures was not among the group calling for Kalanick to step down, even though its parent company Alphabet is now in a major lawsuit with Uber
over allegations that he stole
self - driving car technology from its
Waymo unit.
Uber reached a $ 245 million settlement with
Waymo to end their legal dispute
over stolen
self - driving technology.
The investigation represents a significant ratcheting up of problems for the world's most valuable startup, which already is dealing with an internal probe about a sexist work environment and a lawsuit from
Waymo over allegedly stolen
self - driving car technology.
Uber is also fighting a lawsuit against
self - driving carmaker
Waymo, and faces a federal probe
over its use of a software tool to evade law enforcement.
Uber has faced ongoing scrutiny
over allegations of workplace harassment, a criminal probe into its attempts to evade regulators, a lawsuit
over trade secret theft brought by
Waymo — its competitor in the
self - driving car industry — and a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges her medical files were improperly shared by Kalanick and other executives.
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber and
Waymo's industry - critical battle
over self - driving car technology now includes allegations of cover ups, clandestine meetings and big stock payouts.
SAN FRANCISCO — A potentially pivotal lawsuit between Uber and Alphabet's
Waymo over allegedly stolen
self - driving vehicle sensor technology just took another screeching turn.
Also on Kalanick's plate are a lawsuit
over self - driving car trade secrets from Google's
self - driving car company,
Waymo.
Waymo plans to outfit 20,000 units to be used for
Waymo's public
self - driving service
over the next few years, which will allow the service to offer 1 million rides per day.
Moreover, this partnership signals a move across the Atlantic for
Waymo, expressing interest in bringing
self - driving cars
over to Europe.
Now that the legal fight between Uber and
Waymo is
over, Uber wants to resurrect an old idea — partnering with
Waymo to deploy
self - driving cars, say people familiar with the situation.
Waymo has dropped all but one of the patent infringement claims it's challenging Uber
over in court, as the two companies fight
over self - driving car tech.
Uber reached a $ 245 million settlement with
Waymo to end their legal dispute
over stolen
self - driving technology.
The legal dispute between Uber and Alphabet's
Waymo over stolen
self - driving technology is finally
over, as the two companies have reached a $ 245 million settlement.
The courtroom trial between Uber and
Waymo over stolen
self - driving car secrets starts today, and no - one is more important than Andrew Levandowski.
Waymo published an important document late Monday in its legal battle with Uber
over whether a former engineer, Anthony Levandowski, took
self - driving car secrets when he left
Waymo to form his own startup.
The trial between Uber and
Waymo over alleged trade secret theft led to the public disclosure of some new details surrounding Uber's 2016 acquisition of Otto, a
self - driving truck startup founded by Anthony Levandowski who
Waymo alleges stole some of its intellectual property and used it to advance the ride - hailing startup's own autonomous driving technologies.
In day two of the trial
over self - driving tech,
Waymo presents Uber's ex-CEO with notes that aim to show he was also after intellectual property.
During the trial in February, lawyers for
Waymo — the rebranded Google
self - driving car project — painted a picture of a problem employee who clashed with his new boss
over his slower, more cautious approach to
self - driving cars.
The firm recently appointed a new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi who's been trying to address its London - related and other issues, including a high - profile legal dispute with Alphabet's
Waymo over supposed theft of trade secrets related to
self - driving technologies.
Waymo's cars have driven
over 4 million
self - driven miles since it began as a Google project in 2009.