Uber settles with Waymo in trade secret case

A high-profile legal fight is underway in a San Francisco courthouse between Uber and Google-spin-off Waymo, which accuses the ride-hailing company of stealing its self-driving car technology. Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on day three of the trial between Waymo and Uber Technologies on February 7, 2018 in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO -- Uber settled a lawsuit Friday that was brought against it by Waymo, Google's self-driving car company, ending a year-long skirmish over stolen trade secrets at the heart of autonomous car technology. After a week of testimony that shined a spotlight on often aggressive competitive tactics taken by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, new uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi apologized to its competitor. He agreed to pay a fine and promised that Uber would continue to clean up its act.