By John Glenday

Google has taken Uber to court alleging that the ride hailing service had stolen trade secrets and technology pertaining to its self-driving car initiative in order to further its own goals in the sector.

The case revolves around Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, and Otto – co-founded by former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski and subsequently purchased by Uber last year in a $700m transaction.

Whilst cross-pollination of talent and ideas is common in the sector, Google alleges that Uber has overstepped the mark by taking direct possession of company secrets, specifically by downloading ‘14,000 highly confidential Read full story ›

Source: The Drum