- Uber’s (Private:UBER) former CEO Travis Kalanick wanted to partner with Google (GOOG, GOOGL) in 2015 on self-driving vehicle rideshares, according to emails included in the ongoing legal battle between the companies.
- Kalanick became increasingly agitated claiming that CEO Larry Page was avoiding him and that Google had plans to create its own autonomous vehicle ridesharing program to compete with Uber.
- Last summer, Google launched a ride-hailing feature to its Waze app. In May, the company’s Waymo spinoff announced a partnership with Uber competitor Lyft.
- Uber now wants a deposition from Page concerning a meeting that eventually happened between the two CEOs where Page didn't mention the alleged file theft by a former engineer then working at Uber.
- Read some of the emails at Gizmodo.
- Meanwhile, Buzzfeed transportation reporter Priya Anand tweets that Waymo dropped several patent claims in the legal battle to streamline the case ahead of the October trial.
- Previously: Uber denies knowledge of stolen Waymo information (June 28)
- Now read: Google's Very Weak Excuse
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