Lyft Was in Talks to Buy Startup at Center of Google Lawsuit Before Uber Acquired It

The self-driving truck startup Otto sold to Uber in August 2016 in a deal valued at nearly $600 million. The deal set Uber on a collision course with Google: Google is currently suing Uber, claiming that Uber acquired trade secrets stolen by Anthony Levandowski, an Otto co-founder and former Google employee.

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