The Fight Between Waymo and Uber Intensifies

Waymo further claims that it has proof--via an email that seemed to have been sent to Waymo accidentally--that Uber copied Waymo's laser-radar system, the crucial component of what makes a self-driving car drive itself. The request for a preliminary injunction was a natural next step, given the gravity of Waymo's accusations against Uber. "The circumstances of this case are such that why wouldn't you want your stuff out of Uber's hands while this case is pending," said Courtland Reichman, a trial lawyer who specializes in intellectual property law in Silicon Valley. "If this is such a big deal, as Google says it is, then why wouldn't they?" "We are incredibly proud of the progress that our team has made," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Atlantic.