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20 March 2020PatentsEdward Pearcey

Levandowski agrees plea deal over Google self-driving car secrets theft

Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber’s self-driving unit, has agreed to plead guilty to stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google before joining Uber and kickstarting the ride-sharing company’s self-driving car development.

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