The trade secrets trial involving Waymo and Uber has come to an unexpected close, after the two companies reached a settlement which includes Waymo being awarded around $245m. Waymo didn’t seem to have established the key element of the case: how trade secrets moved from Levandowski into Uber’s possession. In total, it was reported that Waymo's losses from its self-driving car division were in excess of $1bn. Analysts said the trial would not have ended well for either firm, as Google-owned Waymo could not prove how its trade secrets had ended up with Uber.
The trade secrets trial involving Waymo and Uber has come to an unexpected close, after the two companies reached a settlement which includes Waymo being awarded around $245m. In total, it was reported that Waymo's losses from its self-driving car division were in excess of $1bn. Analysts said the trial would not have ended well for either firm, as Google-owned Waymo could not prove how its trade secrets had ended up with Uber.