Uber Technologies Inc. hired an engineer to lead its driverless car program last year even after its own research revealed red flags about how much proprietary information he took from his former employer, Waymo.
October 5, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA
Waymo’s Matrix-Like World for Training Self-Driving Cars
Much like student drivers, Waymo’s self-driving minivans regularly stumble upon situations they’ve never seen before.
September 11, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Google, Waymo Officially Separated by Creation of XXVI Holdings Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is forming a new holding company, XXVI Holdings Inc., designed to finalize its evolution from Google into a corporate parent with distinct arms in far-flung fields like health care and self-driving cars.
September 1, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Waymo Drops Most Patent Claims in Autonomous Tech Fight With Uber
Waymo dropped three of four patent-infringement claims in its lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. over the startup’s autonomous vehicle program.
July 7, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Uber Threatens to Fire Anthony Levandowski
Uber Technologies Inc. threatened to fire the man at the center of its legal battle with Alphabet Inc., telling its top driverless technology engineer, Anthony Levandowski, to either deny taking files from his former employer or turn them over.
May 19, 2017