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2685.154 - 2711.054 Shervin Pishevar

The perfect storm was that Google at that point saw Travis and Uber and the self-driving initiative that Travis was doing as a threat. Look at what they ultimately did to Anthony Lewandowski, right? Travis recruited. Anthony acquired his company, Otto, which was the self-driving semi-trucks. They went after him. They tried to put him in jail. He was going to go to jail until he got pardoned.