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The news:
Uber fired Anthony Lewandowski, head of the company’s self-driving car project. The firing was reported yesterday by The New York Times.
Lewandowski was the co-founder of self-driving truck tech company Otto, which has become the centerpiece of a legal battle between Uber and Waymo, Alphabet (Google)’s autonomous vehicle company.
Lewandowski refused to offer testimony and present evidence asked by the court (exercising his Fifth Amendment rights under US law). Uber had urged him to comply, threatening him with termination if he did not.
Why it matters:
The firing doesn’t change the fact that the lawsuit is going forward in court and could even
