Waymo and Uber Settle Their Legal Squabble and Now Might Be Friends

– The lawsuit involving two of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile companies had the potential to reshape the fledgling self-driving-vehicle industry. Instead, the fight between Waymo and Uber over alleged stolen trade secrets ended Friday with a settlement. – After months of anticipation and delays, the trial was scheduled to enter its fifth day Friday morning […]

Quest to dominate self-driving cars is at the heart of Waymo v. Uber trial

Enlarge / A customized Waymo minivan being shown off at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. (credit: Bill Pugliano / Getty Images) This story has everything: a cutthroat startup using cloak-and-dagger tactics going up against a corporate giant, a now-dismissed star engineer accused of stealing thousands of crucial files, cutting-edge Silicon Valley […]

Waymo can’t use its self-driving forecasts, but it can use Uber’s, judge rules

(credit: Flickr) SAN FRANCISCO—Less than a week before a contentious trade secrets trial is set to begin, lawyers from Waymo and Uber squared off one final time in court on Tuesday morning. US District Judge William Alsup told Waymo that its lawyers could not present projected financial figures for the self-driving car market, lest they […]