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Former Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick.
- Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is scheduled to testify Tuesday in the Waymo vs. Uber trial.
- Waymo is expected to ask Kalanick about his role hiring a former Waymo engineer accused of stealing trade secrets.
SAN FRANCISCO - Travis Kalanick, founder and former CEO of Uber, is scheduled to testify Tuesday in day two of the ongoing Uber-Waymo trial.
Kalanick, who stepped down from his role as CEO in June 2017, is a key witness for Waymo, which is looking to prove that Uber prepared to "cheat" in order to get ahead in the game of self-driving cars. Waymo is the self-driving car company that spun out of Google.
Waymo's questioning will focus on whether or not Kalanick worked with former Waymo engineer Anthony Levandowski to take key information from Waymo before leaving the company.
The case will determine whether Uber is guilty of stealing intellectual property from Waymo.
Uber, in turn, has argued that Waymo is motivated by fear of losing talent, and disputes that the "trade secrets" Waymo is looking to protect are in fact trade secrets.
Waymo is seeking damages from Uber, as well as a permanent injunction blocking it from using the tech.
We'll update this post with the most important highlights from Kalanick's testimony as soon as they come in. Refresh for the latest.