​Uber has followed through on threats to fire star autonomous-car researcher Anthony Levandowski, whose hiring touched off a bitter trade-secrets fight with Waymo, the former self-driving car arm of Google. Levandowski has asserted his rights under the Fifth Amendment since Waymo filed its lawsuit in February. Any admission by Levandowski that he possesses Waymo documents could embroil him in even deeper legal trouble. Alsup wrote that "in complying with this order, Uber has no excuse under the Fifth Amendment to pull any punches as to Levandowski." "It is an act by the judicial branch of our federal government compelling an individual to choose between preserving his livelihood and preserving his constitutional rights," Levandowski's lawyers wrote.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 14:26 UTC