What's the definition of uber?

[The Meal]

"an Uber rider was billed $18,518.50 for a 21-minute Uber ride."

[Jaymann]

Over

[Jeff V]

The funny thing is the first attempt to correct via Uber support concluded the charges were calculated properly.

[Max Peck]

The funny thing is the first attempt to correct via Uber support concluded the charges were calculated properly.

Technically, they probably were (from Uber's end, with no common sense sanity check). Apparently it was a data entry error of some sort on the part of the driver - GIGO.

[LawBeefaroni]

I always thought Uber calculated the price of a ride based on the distance traveled and/or time taken times the current rate (surge, peak, etc). Why is a driver inputting anything other than start/stop?

[em2nought]

Uber is what happens to an Albatros DIII in stock Red Baron 3D when it takes wing damage.

[hitbyambulance]

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[Rumpy]

That's a big reason why our city hasn't allowed Uber to operate here. Too many variables.

[Isgrimnur]

Have they outlawed algebra?

[pr0ner]

I always thought Uber calculated the price of a ride based on the distance traveled and/or time taken times the current rate (surge, peak, etc). Why is a driver inputting anything other than start/stop?

Apparently Uber works with taxis up there. Something wacky happened.

[Moliere]

Waymo v. Uber: Letter exposes depths of alleged espionage

[Isgrimnur]

BGR

The courtroom trial between Uber and Waymo over stolen self-driving car secrets starts today, and no-one is more important than Andrew Levandowski. Once an engineer at Google’s self-driving car endavour, Levandowski left Waymo to pursue his own self-driving truck startup, Otto. That company was acquired just months after Levandowski left Google by Uber, and Waymo alleges that Levandowski stole trade secrets and took them to Uber.

Once upon a time, Levandowski was Uber’s saviour to catch Google in the self-driving car wars. Uber founder Travis Kalanick once referred to Levandowski as his “brother from another mother,” but those feelings haven’t translated to Uber’s legal strategy. According to reporters at the first day of the trial, Uber is downplaying Levandowski’s role within the company, and Uber lawyer Bill Carmody said that the company “regrets ever bringing Levandowski on board.”

[AWS260]

Sarah Jeong of the The Verge has been live-tweeting the trial. Pretty entertaining stuff.

[Isgrimnur]

TechCrunch

Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been sentenced to 18 months on one count of stealing trade secrets.

Judge Alsup said that home confinement would “[give] a green light to every future brilliant engineer to steal trade secrets. Prison time is the answer to that.”

During court proceedings today, Levandowski also agreed to pay $756,499.22 in restitution to Waymo and a fine of $95,000.
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The U.S. District Attorney’s office had recommended a 27-month sentence, arguing in court today that Levandowski had committed the crime for ego or greed, and that he remained a wealthy man.
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Levandowski spoke briefly on his behalf: “The last three and a half years have forced me to come to terms with what I did. I want to take this time to apologize to my colleagues at Google for betraying their trust, and to my entire family for the price they have paid and will continue to pay for my actions.”

The sentencing is the latest in a series of legal blows that have seen Levandowski vilified as a thieving tech bro, unceremoniously ejected from Uber, and forced into bankruptcy by a $179 million award against him.

And yet, Levandowski is not skulking away. Even as he faced years in prison, the maverick engineer was plotting a comeback that could see him netting upwards of $4 billion from Uber.

TechCrunch has learned that Levandowski recently filed a lawsuit making explosive claims against Waymo and Uber that, if proven, could turn his fortunes around with a multi-billion dollar payout. Whether this is a last-ditch effort by a desperate man whose career has been upended by his own poor choices or a viable claim against a double-dealing tech titan, will be up to the courts to decide.

This new lawsuit, filed as part of Levandowski’s bankruptcy proceedings, mostly focuses on Uber’s agreement to indemnify Levandowski against legal action when it bought his self-trucking company, Otto Trucking. It also includes new allegations concerning the settlement that Waymo and Uber reached over trade secret theft claims.