The judge overseeing Waymo's lawsuit against Uber delayed the trial, as an ex-Uber staffer described a group focused on stealing trade secrets

The judge overseeing the high-stakes trade-theft lawsuit between Uber and Alphabet's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo delayed the trial at a hearing in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg.

Waymo had requested the delay on Monday so it could look into whether or not Uber had withheld evidence in the case.

During Tuesday's hearing, lawyers for Waymo read a letter by former Uber security staffer Richard Jacobs that detailed an internal unit at the company focused on stealing trade secrets.

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