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How did the manufacturer of the LIDAR component get the same exact design for Otto that they had built for Waymo? I think it's pretty obvious what happened but
by wavefunction 9y ago
How did the manufacturer of the LIDAR component get the same exact design for Otto that they had built for Waymo?
I think it's pretty obvious what happened but there are a lot of folks who want to whistle and look the other way.
- xyzzy_plugh 9y agoHave you ever dealt with vendors? They'll happily "help" you design boards using solutions from their other customers. They'll let you run some sample fabs on your competitors equipment. They'll accidentally put your design docs in the same ftp folder as your competitors. There are a lot of ways and they're more obvious than what you imply.
- bb611 9y agoSome will, some won't. Since everyone basically agrees that Levandowski downloaded these files from google, Occam's Razor suggests that the guy who knowingly stole the files provided them along. Doesn't rule out a different sort of malfeasance, but certainly it's worth exploring that avenue to the fullest.