A Fight Is Breaking Out Between Uber and Google Over Waymo
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A war between Uber and Google is about to begin. Ride-sharing firm Uber is accused of stealing trade secrets from Waymo – the company spun out from Google’s self-driving division. Alphabet is suing Uber for patent infringement, alleging that Anthony Levandowski, the head of Uber’s autonomous efforts, stole 14,000 files before he left Google’s self-driving project to start his own autonomous tech company, which Uber later acquired.
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Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick has said that autonomous vehicles, are critical to the company’s long-term success and future growth.
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