Anthony Levandowski information

Anthony Levandowski
Anthony Levandowski
Born	March 15, 1980 (age 44); Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	French; American;
Education	Bachelor's degree in Industrial engineering and operations research
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	2009 - present
Title	Co-founder of Waymo (2009–2016); Co-founder of Ottomotto (2016); Co-founder of Pronto;
Website	anthonylevandowski.com

Anthony Levandowski (born March 15, 1980) is a French-American self-driving car engineer.^[1] In 2009, Levandowski co-founded Google's self-driving car program, now known as Waymo, and was a technical lead until 2016.^[2]^[3] In 2016, he co-founded and sold Otto, an autonomous trucking company, to Uber Technologies.^[4]^[5] In 2018, he co-founded the autonomous trucking company Pronto; the first self-driving technology company to complete a cross-country drive in an autonomous vehicle in October 2018.^[6]^[7] At the 2019 AV Summit hosted by The Information, Levandowski remarked that a fundamental breakthrough in artificial intelligence is needed to move autonomous vehicle technology forward.^[8]

In 2019, Levandowski was indicted on 33 federal charges of alleged theft of self-driving car trade secrets.^[9] In August 2020, Levandowski pled guilty to one of the 33 charges, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] He was pardoned less than six months later on January 20, 2021, the last day of Donald Trump's presidency.^[14] In September, 2021 Levandowski rejoined Pronto as CEO; subsequently announcing the company's new offroad autonomous division.^[15]

^ "Google self-driving car vets take on automated trucks". CNN Money. May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
^ Isaac, Mike (August 27, 2019). "Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ Bilger, Burkhard (November 17, 2013). "Auto Correct". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ D'Onfro, Jillian; Hartmans, Avery (August 18, 2016). "Uber just bought this self-driving truck startup created by former Googlers - take a look inside its HQ". Business Insider. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
^ "Levandowski's Pronto.ai plans to ship automated driving systems for trucks in 2019". TechCrunch. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ Levandowski, Anthony (December 18, 2018). "Pronto Means Ready". Pronto AI. Medium. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ "Software, Insurance Dominated Discussions at 2019 AV Summit". The Information. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ Bensinger, Greg (August 27, 2019). "Former Google self-driving engineer, who prompted a lawsuit against Uber, gets hit with criminal charges". The Washington Post.
^ "Former Google Engineer Levandowski to Plead Guilty to Theft". Bloomberg.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Ex-Google self-driving engineer pleads guilty to trade secrets theft". NBC News. March 20, 2020.
^ "Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison, as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed". TechCrunch. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Former Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from Google". August 4, 2020.
^ "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. January 19, 2021.
^ "In First Post-Pardon Interview, Anthony Levandowski Explains Startup's Pivot to Mining". The Information. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

[1] "Google self-driving car vets take on automated trucks". CNN Money. May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

[2] Isaac, Mike (August 27, 2019). "Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[New_Yorker-3] Bilger, Burkhard (November 17, 2013). "Auto Correct". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

[:1-4] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] D'Onfro, Jillian; Hartmans, Avery (August 18, 2016). "Uber just bought this self-driving truck startup created by former Googlers - take a look inside its HQ". Business Insider. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

[6] "Levandowski's Pronto.ai plans to ship automated driving systems for trucks in 2019". TechCrunch. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[7] Levandowski, Anthony (December 18, 2018). "Pronto Means Ready". Pronto AI. Medium. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[8] "Software, Insurance Dominated Discussions at 2019 AV Summit". The Information. Retrieved June 14, 2019.

[9] Bensinger, Greg (August 27, 2019). "Former Google self-driving engineer, who prompted a lawsuit against Uber, gets hit with criminal charges". The Washington Post.

[10] "Former Google Engineer Levandowski to Plead Guilty to Theft". Bloomberg.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[11] "Ex-Google self-driving engineer pleads guilty to trade secrets theft". NBC News. March 20, 2020.

[12] "Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison, as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed". TechCrunch. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[13] "Former Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from Google". August 4, 2020.

[14] "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. January 19, 2021.

[15] "In First Post-Pardon Interview, Anthony Levandowski Explains Startup's Pivot to Mining". The Information. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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Anthony Levandowski

Born	(1980-03-15) March 15, 1980 (age 44) Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	French American
Education	Bachelor's degree in Industrial engineering and operations research
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	2009 - present
Title	Co-founder of Waymo (2009–2016) Co-founder of Ottomotto (2016) Co-founder of Pronto
Website	anthonylevandowski.com