Waymo has drawn a sordid picture, contending that Levandowski heisted thousands of documents containing Google trade secrets before defecting to Uber. Waymo says Levandowski conspired with former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to use the purloined technology in Uber’s own fleet of self-driving cars. “This is the biggest case in the history of Uber,” William Carmody, a Uber lawyer, said during a pre-trial hearing last week. U.S. District Judge William Alsup frequently admonished Uber for its conduct leading up to the trial. But he’s also emphasized that Waymo faces the difficult challenge of proving that the ride-hailing service used stolen technology in its self-driving cars.

Source: National Post February 04, 2018 19:07 UTC