Anthony Levandowski

Trump’s pardon blitz keeps ex-Google exec out of prison

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEJanuary 20, 2021 GMT

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera took an unexpected twist on Wednesday after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer for stealing self-driving car secrets shortly before joining Uber...

Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAugust 5, 2020 GMT

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service...

The Latest: $2M bond for engineer in self-driving theft case

August 27, 2019 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on self-driving theft case (all times local):

3:20 p.m.

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski has been released on a $2 million bond after being charged with stealing self-driving car technology from Google before joining Uber's effort to build a fleet of robotic vehicles...

The Latest: Waymo CEO derides former engineer as ‘an enemy’

February 5, 2018 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the court fight between Google spin-off Waymo and Uber (all times local):

12:45 p.m.

The leader of Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says one of the company's former top engineers became "an enemy" after he left to found a startup that he later sold to Uber.