SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets that he later sold to Uber as the ride-hailing service scrambled to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles. The...
Uber is paying $245 million to Google's self-driving car spinoff to end a legal brawl that aired out allegations of a sinister scheme that tore apart the once-friendly companies.The surprise settlement announced Friday came as lawyers for Uber and Waymo,...
A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber's beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage and a high-tech heist that tore apart one-time allies.The trial opening
Uber acknowledged hiring a former Google engineer now accused of stealing self-driving car technology despite having received warnings that he was still carrying around some of his former employer's property.The admission, contained in a Thursday court f
It's been nearly three weeks since the messy legal battle between ride-sharing giant Uber and self-driving car company Waymo made headlines, but rest assured, all is not quiet on the West Coast front.Yesterday, Uber finally fired the engineer at the...