Waymo-Uber Judge Rules Robocar Fight Won’t Go to Arbitration
- Ride-hailing giant sought to move case behind closed doors
- Suit stays with judge who’s said Waymo has strong claims
Uber's Driverless Car Project at Risk in Court Case
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that Waymo’s driverless-car trade secrets lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. will stay in open court, rejecting the ride-hailing giant’s request to push it into closed-door arbitration.
The lawsuit centers on engineer Anthony Levandowski, who Waymo claims 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.