The government says it believes the wealth Levandowski accumulated as a former star Google engineer, as well as his dual French citizenship, make him an extreme risk to flee the US before trial. — AFP
SAN JOSE, California: A US federal judge has rejected a government recommendation that he impose a US$10mil (RM41.93mil) bail bond on a former Google engineer who is accused of stealing self-driving car technology before joining Uber's effort to build robotic taxis.
The preliminary ruling issued Wednesday by US District Judge Nathanael Cousins means Anthony Levandowski remains free on the US$2mil (RM8.38mil) bail he posted last week after being charged with heisting Google's trade secrets before defecting to Uber in 2016.
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