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Existentialist · 2829 days ago · link · · parent · post: Waymo/Alphabet/Google sues Uber for "trade secret misappropriation"
The timeline according to the article: • May 2016: Anthony Levandowski founded the self-driving truck company "Otto" (although other sources report it was January) • August 2016: Uber purchased Otto • December 2016: Levandowski allegedly stole 14,000 files containing plans and technical specifications from Google's self-driving car company "Waymo" • December 2016: A supplier that specializes in the components for LiDAR accidentally sent an attachment containing schematics of an Uber LiDAR circuit board to Waymo • January 2017: Allegedly, Levandowski attended meetings with high-level executives at Uber • January 2017: Levandowski left Waymo • February 2017: Levandowski founded "Otto Trucking"