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Displaying all articles tagged:
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Nov. 29, 2023
A Postcard From Driverless San Francisco
Unexplained stops. Incensed firefighters. Cars named Oregano. The robotaxis are officially here.
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Theodore Gioia
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Aug. 27, 2019
Ex-Uber Employee Anthony Levandowski Charged With 33 Counts of Theft
Silicon Valley’s most prominent self-driving car expert allegedly downloaded more than 14,000 files from Google shortly before quitting.
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Brian Feldman
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Mar. 9, 2018
Waymo Begins Self-Driving Truck Test in Atlanta
Keep an eye out for the bright-blue tractor trailers.
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Brian Feldman
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Nov. 28, 2017
Uber Had a Very Bad Day in Court
A former Uber employee laid out the ride-sharing company’s dubious tactics in court.
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Brian Feldman
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Oct. 3, 2017
The Juiciest, Most Groan-Inducing Details From the Uber vs. Waymo Court Docs
Unicorns, a lot of shredding, and embarrassing Google searches come to light in a due-diligence report by Stroz Friedberg.
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Paris Martineau
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Aug. 14, 2017
Waymo Wants Its Self-Driving Cars to Go Soft If They Hit Pedestrians
A kinder, gentler way to smack into someone in a crosswalk.
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Jake Swearingen
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July 7, 2017
Waymo Drops Most of Its Patent Claims But Keeps Fighting Uber
A slight course correction.
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Jake Swearingen
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May 30, 2017
Uber Fires Engineer Who Allegedly Stole Trade Secrets From Google
Google’s self-driving-car company, Waymo, is currently suing Uber over Levandowski’s actions.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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May 19, 2017
Waymo Engineer: ‘We’re Not Trying to Be Omniscient Here.’
Getting into the nuts and bolts of the future of self-driving cars.
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Jake Swearingen
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May 15, 2017
Uber’s Two Biggest Enemies Just Joined Forces
Lyft and Waymo are getting into business together.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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May 12, 2017
Google’s Waymo Versus Uber Suit May Become a Criminal Case
Things are heating up in Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber.
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Jake Swearingen
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Apr. 27, 2017
Uber’s Head of Self-Driving Cars Steps Aside As Lawsuit Heats Up
Anthony Levandowski allegedly stole documents and data from Google, which he would later bring to Uber.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Apr. 25, 2017
Waymo Is Now Ferrying Around Families in Phoenix in Self-Driving Cars
Google spinoff Waymo’s public test of its self-driving tech is hitting the streets.
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Jake Swearingen
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Mar. 14, 2017
Bad PR Will Hurt Uber. Google’s Lawsuit Could Kill It.
Google is suing Uber for allegedly stealing self-driving-car tech. If it wins, it could be the end of the road for Uber.
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Jake Swearingen