Anthony Levandowski charged with theft of autonomous vehicle trade secrets from Google

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Published by iTrucker at 28 Aug

Anthony Levandowski charged with theft of autonomous vehicle trade secrets from Google

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Anthony Levandowski, an engineer at the center of a trade secrets case between self-driving technology competitors Google spinoff Waymo and Uber, was charged Tuesday in a federal indictment Tuesday with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft.- according to the article and its author Alan Adler

Levandowski is accused in the nine-page indictment of stealing 14,000 documents from Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), most focused on LiDAR sensor technology. The indictment alleges he transferred the files to his personal laptop, which violated his contract with Google.

If convicted, Levandowski could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine for each count and additional restitution.- Adler also wrote in his article.

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Source and credits:  freightwaves.com / Alan Adler   and iTrucker  / Mario Pawlowski

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