Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony LevandowskiA slew of pardons issued as Trump exits the White House included a man convicted for stealing autonomous car technology.By R. Lawler, 01.20.2021
6Have robots roll your joints and infuse your budder this High Stoner HolidayWith a bit of planning, you won't have to leave the couch all day.By A. Tarantola, 04.20.2019
Uber ends autonomous truck program to focus on self-driving carsOtto, we hardly knew ye.By A. Tarantola, 07.30.2018
Uber's former self-driving lead is working with a secretive startupLevandowski's Kache.ai may be developing autonomous truck technology.By J. Fingas, 07.02.2018
The gear you need to celebrate 4/20 like a responsible adultGet high while acting your age.By A. Tarantola, 04.20.2018
Uber’s self-driving trucks are making deliveries in ArizonaThough Uber won’t say how many.By M. Locklear, 03.06.2018
Android's official augmented reality toolkit is available to the publicAnd Google Lens can now spot dog and flower breeds.By J. Fingas, 02.23.2018
Levandowski faces fresh accusations of stealing trade secretsHis former nanny alleges that he paid other companies’ employees for info.By M. Locklear, 01.16.2018
Smart lock maker Otto folds before releasing its first productThe digital smart locks are now just sitting in a warehouse.By R. England, 01.02.2018
'Jacobs letter' unsealed, accuses Uber of spying, hackingThis letter delayed the trial between Uber and Waymo.By R. Lawler, 12.15.2017
DOJ confirms criminal investigation into Uber vs. WaymoThe judge unsealed a letter that is delaying a civil case between these two.By R. Lawler, 12.13.2017
Court filing shows what former Waymo engineer allegedly took to UberIt also documents file deletions and reports of disk shredding.By M. Locklear, 10.03.2017
Waymo wants $2.6 billion from Uber for a single trade secretIt’s one of nine allegedly stolen trade secrets listed in the complaint.By M. Locklear, 09.20.2017
Uber shows off its upgraded fleet of autonomous trucksWith a LIDAR array that won't annoy the folks at Google.By D. Cooper, 06.30.2017
Google says Uber created a fake company to steal its secretsA court hearing today revealed more details from Waymo’s suit against Otto.By R. LeFebvre, 05.03.2017
Alphabet asks court to halt Uber's self-driving car projectNew documents filed in Waymo's lawsuit could put a stop to Uber's tests.By A. Dalton, 03.10.2017
The Future IRL: Deliveries via robotBecause delivery drivers can’t keep up with online order demand.By T. O'Brien, 02.21.2017
How an animated-GIF camera morphed into a nascent chip empireThere were no $10 computers, so Next Thing Co. built one.By A. Souppouris, 01.24.2017
Uber's self-driving car partner skirted state rules to get noticedOtto wasn't allowed to put a completely driverless truck on the road, but did it anyway.By J. Fingas, 11.28.2016
A real-world Hyperloop preview, and more in the week that wasPlus, the Otto self-driving truck made a 51,744-can beer run.By Inhabitat, 10.30.2016