Google's Fight Against Uber Takes a Turn for the Criminal

Things don't look good for Uber and autonomous vehicle wunderkind Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer who now leads the startup's robocar program. This week, US District Court William Alsup made two decisive decisions in the lawsuit between Google's autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo and Uber. You know, the one accusing Levandowski of swiping 14,000 confidential documents from and taking them with him to Uber. First, Alsup rebuffed Uber's efforts to settle the case in arbitration, so the drama will play out publicly during a trial. "We welcome the court's decision today, and we look forward to holding Uber responsible in court for its misconduct," it said in a statement.