Evidence surveys filed by Waymo began in 2016, when Waymo unexpectedly received an e-mail from one vendor containing a detailed Uber LiDAR circuit board accessory, which Waymo claims it looks like its own design.
Waymo was charged in court with Uber to pay $ 2.6 billion for the race to win the game, according to Attorney Charles Wehhuven, Uber executives including Uber's former CEO, Carranique, were well aware of previous claims by former Google Former Engineers Anthony Levandowski brought trade secrets to Uber.
Waymo accused Levandowski of stealing 14,000 files containing self-driving classified data prior to leaving Googler before resigning suddenly to create a new company, Otto, and Uber acquired Otto for $ 680 million in August 2016.
Uber denied access to these trade secrets Uber attorneys argued that Levandowski was no longer Uber - he was fired in May 2017 after failing to work with the company, and also said he had read Waymo's lawyer's email, Levandowski The technology from Waymo is not critical to Uber's progress in driving autopilot. "These are electronic designs, schematics and PCB layouts, as well as libraries for creating components that are considered low value. '
Uber denied using proprietary Waymo technology and said using only its own technology to develop autonomous vehicles.
Uber lawyer Carmody said Waymo fears that its rivals will recruit top talent from the robotics and autonomous-car industries.
John Krafcik, chief executive of Waymo, testified on Monday and is expected to appear in court later this week and will issue a list of witnesses on both sides. Levandowski, accused of disclosure, is also on the list of witnesses in the future.