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The Waymo-Uber Trial Begins
- A lot depends on ‘themes of conspiracy,’ law professor says
- Some details of technology will remain hidden from public view
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Waymo has spent almost a year accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of an unconscionable theft of its hard-won technology -- and now has to deliver its proof. The companies faced off Monday before a jury in San Francisco federal court over an alleged heist that has fascinated Silicon Valley from the moment Waymo filed its lawsuit last February.
Here is the latest development: