Thursday 27 April 2017

Uber self-driving chief steps aside: report

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Anthony Levandowski, the embattled head of Uber's self-driving car program, has reportedly announced internally he'll recuse himself from work as the head of the company's Advanced Technologies Group (ATG). 

The move, which was first reported by Business Insider, comes after a tumultuous period for Levandowski. He famously left Google X's self-driving car project (which is now the standalone company Waymo) to found self-driving startup Otto, which was purchased by Uber and rolled into its own self-driving car program. 

Recently Levandowski has faced accusations of stealing Google's self-driving tech, specifically for its LiDAR sensor system, as part of a lawsuit Google parent company Alphabet brought against Uber's autonomous driving efforts for patent infringement.  Read more...

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