Uber engineer Levandowski to stay away from self-driving vehicle project till issue with Waymo is resolved
The head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving vehicles unit, Anthony Levandowski, will step aside from some of his duties The head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving vehicles unit, Anthony Levandowski, will step aside from some of his duties until a lawsuit against Uber in which he is accused of stealing trade secrets is resolved, Uber said on Thursday. Waymo’s lawsuit accuses Levandowski of stealing more than 14,000 confidential documents with information on Lidar designs before leaving the company to join Uber. The email did not give a reason for Levandowski stepping aside, but the decision came after a hearing in the case earlier this month in which US District Judge William Alsup warned Uber that the evidence in the case could lead to an injunction barring Levandowski from working on Uber’s self-driving car project. Another hearing is scheduled for 3 May at which Waymo’s request for an injunction on Uber’s self-driving program is due to be considered.
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