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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by bhhaskin on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @10:38AM (#14193891)
Uber is also getting their pants sued off by Google for selling self driving car trade secrets. A suit that Uber is more than likely going to lose.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by QuercusMax on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @11:19AM (#14194277)
s/selling/stealing/ (or maybe buying?); Levandowski allegedly stole data when he left Google, and brought it to Otto, which is now owned by Uber.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by diebir on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:08PM (#14194851)
I guess except that it's not about some stolen files, but rather about people. Uber has the guy who built the Google's self driver tech, which is what really matters.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by QuercusMax on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:23PM (#14195035)
bhhaskin's post said Uber was selling secrets, which is definitely NOT the case; I don't think I've heard anyone accusing them of that.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by bhhaskin on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:37PM (#14195248)
You haven't heard the allegations that Uber approached Levandowski while still at Google to start Otto so Uber could buy them later?
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by QuercusMax on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:10PM (#14195721)
I'm still not sure how that would involve uber in selling secrets; still sounds like buying to me.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by refulgentis on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:51PM (#14199889)
One implies the other, so in this unholy pedantic discussion, a winning move is to point out that being involved in selling is the same as being involved in buying.

Another tact: Otto is accused of being involved in selling secrets. Uber bought Otto. Otto is now Uber. Therefore, Uber is accused of being involved in selling secrets.

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