Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures

Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by thrillgore on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:33PM (#13916500)

I guarantee that if the claims have validity Waymo and Uber will settle and a licensing deal will be agreed upon.

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by gtirloni on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:36PM (#13916524)

Is Waymo required to make a licensing deal?

What would it be worth in $ at this point? Does Uber have deep pockets for _that_ much money at this point?

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by tedivm on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:04PM (#13916763)

I don't believe they are required to make a deal. However, their parent company is a big investor in Uber, so they have some incentive not to drive the Uber into the ground.

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by gingerbread-man on Monday March 20, 2017 @08:40PM (#13918896)

This could be the next IBM PC license if Waymo owns the tech that all driverless cars need to operate. They don't need to make much money off Uber, they need to get their tech out there into production so they can refine it before their competitors can get to market.

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by gingerbread-man on Monday March 20, 2017 @08:39PM (#13918893)

It seems more likely that GV would get additional equity in exchange for the license.

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