trial pitting waymo against uber further delayed
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

In New York

Trial pitting Waymo against Uber further delayed

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Trial pitting Waymo against Uber further delayed

Former manager Anthony Levandowski.
San Francisco - AFP

The start of the trial in Waymo's suit against Uber over swiped self-driving car secrets was delayed once again Tuesday in the face of potentially troubling new evidence.

Waymo and Uber confirmed that US District Judge William Alsup postponed the trial, which was scheduled to begin next week, to a date yet to be determined.

Last-minute evidence reportedly came in the form of a letter indicating that Uber may have had a system in place to gather information regarding rivals or regulators and store it on shadow servers to keep it at arm's length.

The letter was uncovered as part of a separate criminal investigation by the US Attorney's office, and suggests Uber used secret servers for storing data it didn't want traced to the company, according to tech news website Gizmodo.

The letter, said to be by a former Uber global intelligence team member, was given to the court just days ago by US attorneys.

"The evidence brought to light over the weekend by the US Attorney´s office and revealed, in part, today in court is significant and troubling," a Waymo spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry.

The case stems from a lawsuit filed in February by Waymo -- previously known as the Google self-driving car unit -- which claimed former manager Anthony Levandowski took a trove of technical data with him when he left to launch a competing venture that went on to become Otto and was later acquired by Uber.

Uber fired Levandowski earlier this year, just ahead of a date set by a judge for Uber to return files taken from Waymo.

Uber has held firm that it never got any of the data Waymo says was taken.

Alsup in October granted a request by Waymo to delay start of the trial so attorneys could dig into an internal Uber report turned over late in the evidentiary process.

"Uber has been waiting for its day in court for quite some time now," an Uber spokesperson told AFP.

"None of the testimony today changes the merits of the case."

Waymo's lawsuit contends that Levandowski in December 2015 downloaded files from a highly confidential design server to a laptop and took the data with him to the startup.

Waymo argued in the lawsuit that a "calculated theft" of its technology netted Otto a buyout of more than $500 million and enabled Uber to revive a stalled self-driving car program.

Uber acquired commercial transport-focused Otto late last year as the company pressed ahead with its pursuit of self-driving technology.

Levandowski, a co-founder of Otto, headed Uber's efforts to develop self-driving technology for personal driving, delivery and trucking.

Source: AFP

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

trial pitting waymo against uber further delayed trial pitting waymo against uber further delayed



GMT 13:17 2017 Wednesday ,20 December

Cyberfirm Kaspersky appeals ban

GMT 06:05 2017 Sunday ,03 December

Disney resumes acquisition talks

GMT 07:25 2017 Tuesday ,28 November

Bezos a $100 bn man as Amazon rises

GMT 06:52 2017 Thursday ,23 November

Facebook to show people if they fell

GMT 13:19 2017 Wednesday ,22 November

Missouri problem mirrors woes

GMT 13:53 2017 Sunday ,15 October

From fleeing Syria to dazzling Merkel

GMT 19:44 2017 Monday ,14 August

Interactive programme attracts 400 participants

GMT 09:48 2017 Tuesday ,24 October

Jo Malone London launches Crazy

GMT 01:27 2017 Wednesday ,04 January

Oman gas cylinder blast damages 12 shops and a vehicle

GMT 06:51 2017 Monday ,10 July

British Foreign Minister visits Saudi Arabia

GMT 08:41 2017 Thursday ,09 March

'Skull Island' revives iconic ape

GMT 12:10 2014 Tuesday ,28 October

Bin Rashid's vision shaped development of industry

GMT 15:20 2017 Wednesday ,19 July

Egypt-Press-Headlines 4 last Cairo

GMT 05:38 2012 Wednesday ,15 August

Blood type linked

GMT 08:57 2017 Sunday ,20 August

Stabbing investigated as possible terrorism

GMT 12:24 2015 Wednesday ,17 June

Fantasies play out in virtual reality games

GMT 00:10 2017 Saturday ,04 March

Mall of the Emirates offers nine Tesla chargers

GMT 21:00 2015 Wednesday ,19 August

TLC reveals date for child abuse documentary

GMT 14:02 2011 Thursday ,04 August

Aldar swings to Q2 profit on sales, rental income

GMT 07:45 2011 Tuesday ,04 October

Strong tropical storm lands in South China

GMT 14:58 2015 Friday ,06 November

Unique school brings children together

GMT 06:45 2012 Monday ,16 April

The Spider King’s Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo

GMT 17:03 2012 Thursday ,28 June

5th Palestinian Heritage Week opens in Birzeit

GMT 17:39 2015 Wednesday ,09 September

Apple unveils large-format iPad Pro tablet

GMT 08:04 2011 Friday ,01 July

Iraq PM to halve government size

GMT 07:13 2012 Wednesday ,01 February

\'Made in Hollywood\'
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday