Alphabet's Waymo sues Uber, alleging theft of self-driving car secrets

Otto is a self-driving truck company started by Google veterans and bought by Uber last year. SAN FRANCISCO -- In charges that could delay Uber's chances of delivering the first commercial self-driving trucks, Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car company Waymo has filed suit against the company for trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Waymo, the new name of Google's self-driving car unit, says former Google self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski stole plans and technical specifications from Waymo before leaving the company. Levandowski founded self-driving truck company Otto last year.