Waymo Urges Judge to Bar Uber Engineer From Robocar Project
- Uber hid a code-named lidar device from the court, Waymo says
- Court decision over Waymo’s trade-secret theft claims looms
The Tech Behind Waymo's Uber Lawsuit
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Waymo says it’s uncovered new evidence that Uber Technologies Inc. took and copied its trade secrets and urged a judge to bar the head of the ride-hailing company’s driverless car program from continuing to work on the project.
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo made the request Friday as a federal judge weighs whether to issue a court order that may impede Uber in the race to market autonomous-driving vehicles. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said last month that Waymo has a strong case that its former engineer, Anthony Levandowski, downloaded thousands of confidential files before he left the company to launch his own self-driving startup, Otto, that was acquired by Uber for $680 million.