Uber's self-driving car boss, Anthony Levandowski, is stepping aside amid legal fight with Waymo

Associated PressAnthony Levandowski, the head of Uber's self-driving group, is stepping aside in face of accusations of theft from his former employer, Waymo.

In an email obtained by Business Insider, Levandowski said he will no longer be working on Lidar-related work at Uber, but he will remain at Uber and will retain his other responsibilities overseeing things like operations and security.

In his place, Eric Meyhofer is being named head of Uber's Advanced Technologies group, which oversees its self-driving car and trucking divisions.

Uber confirmed that Levandowski is no longer head of its Advanced Technologies Group, but declined to comment further.

Read Levandowski's full email to his employees below:

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