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>Waymo said in its initial lawsuit that it was inadvertently copied on an email from a supplier with blueprints of Uber’s circuit board design for its lidar tec
by rjeli 10y ago
>Waymo said in its initial lawsuit that it was inadvertently copied on an email from a supplier with blueprints of Uber’s circuit board design for its lidar technology
- hawkice 10y agoThis claim is so absurdly easy to verify with that 3rd party that I'm actually decently sure this isn't corporate espionage.
- lwf 10y agoWhy would that third party answer honestly? Aside from the possible negative reputation damage, that party is almost certainly prohibited from answering Waymo as part of standard bilateral NDAs executed between partners. In a suit, at least, they can compel discovery and demand accurate testimony.
- rjeli 10y agoYeah, wasn't thinking of espionage - more like someone at the manufacturer thinking "hmm, these are exactly the same designs... I should make this known... whoops, sent it to the wrong person!"
- londons_explore 10y agoOne might imagine a verbal conversation between google (who already suspect their design has been stolen) and the supplier (who they know is the only company in the world who can make it) saying: "Ya know that uber design which is the same as ours? Mind accidentally CC'ing johnsmith@google.com instead of johnsmith@uber.com? Since johnsmith used to work for google, it would be an honest mistake, and would give us the evidence we need to take this to court"
- chaser7016 10y agoI'm sure it was done purposely by someone in that organization who hates Uber too! You can't act as they have and not have hordes of enemies!
- johnsmith21006 10y agoSupplier sent advertly sent not Waymo (Google)