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Re:Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets by sillysaurus3 on Thursday February 23, 2017 @06:34PM (#13718999)
remember YC's bluster about the Cruise co-founder lawsuit, right before they had to settle for dozens/hundreds of millions?

Is this a guess?

http://www.businessinsider.com/car-startup-cruise-settles-le...

A representative for Guillory declined to discuss the settlement amount, but said the terms were "mutually agreeable." As part of the settlement, the parties have both agreed to dismiss their lawsuits.

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Re:Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets by gwern on Thursday February 23, 2017 @07:35PM (#13719545)
It is an informed guess based on the fact that the settlement involved acknowledging, as the original YC paperwork said, he was a cofounder who owned 50% of a $1b exit. I haven't seen anyone in a hurry to leak claims that the settlement was for a trivial amount, nor did anyone at the time offer any good reasons for thinking that.
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