Uber self-driving chief steps aside: report
 

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 an**unced internally he'll recuse himself from work as the head of the company's Advanced Tech**logies 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 **w 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 auto**mous driving efforts for patent infringement.* Read more...

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