Levandowski, Travis Kalanick’s “brother from another mother,” has been charged with stealing trade secrets around self-driving technology
After a contentious round of press, Uber and Waymothe suit in 2018 for a mere $245 million—far short of the $1.9 billion in estimated damages Waymo had claimed—seemingly so Google could protect its investment in the ride-share giant as it prepared to go public. “When you think about an impending I.P.O. that Google has a stake in, everyone wins in this lawsuit, legal fees aside,” a source close to Uber told the Hive in February 2018.
But the settlement didn’t stop the federal investigation into Levandowski, who could land in prison for a decade if he’s found guilty. “The Bay Area has the best and brightest engineers, and they take big risks,”, the F.B.I. special agent in charge of the San Francisco Division, said at a news conference on Tuesday. “But Silicon Valley is not the Wild West. The fast-paced and competitive environment does not mean federal laws do not apply.
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