Former Uber self-driving head Levandowski agrees to plea deal over Google secrets

By Paresh Dave

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Anthony Levandowski, known for advancing self-driving car technology in the last decade, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to taking sensitive documents from his former employer Google (NASDAQ:) before joining rival Uber Technologies (NYSE:) Inc.

He will serve no more than 30 months in prison as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors in one of the most well-known corporate disputes in recent Silicon Valley history.

“Mr. Levandowski accepts responsibility and is looking forward to resolving this matter,” his attorney, Miles Ehrlich, said in a statement.

The U.S. attorney’s office in San Francisco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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