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Anthony Levandowski

Anthony Levandowski is a co-founder of 510 Systems, a Berkeley startup acquired by Google in 2011.[1]first-party sourceBerkeley innovators driving Google technologyUC Berkeley NewsUC Berkeley News identifies Levandowski as a 510 Systems founder and records Google’s 2011 acquisition of the startup.CheckedOpen original source

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Person
Occupations
Engineer[2]first-party sourceFour Google Innovators to Discuss Product DevelopmentUC Berkeley HaasA 2009 UC Berkeley Haas profile identifies Levandowski as a Google software engineer.CheckedOpen original source
Official profile or website
pronto.ai[3]first-party sourceAbout – Prontopronto.aiCheckedOpen original source

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Who is Anthony Levandowski?[1]first-party sourceBerkeley innovators driving Google technologyUC Berkeley NewsUC Berkeley News identifies Levandowski as a 510 Systems co-founder, records Google’s 2011 acquisition and describes the startup’s technology contributions.CheckedOpen original source

Anthony Levandowski co-founded 510 Systems with fellow UC Berkeley engineering alumni. Google acquired the Berkeley startup in 2011, and UC Berkeley credits its technologies with contributions to Google’s self-driving car and Street View systems.

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History

  1. Entered the DARPA Grand Challenge with a team that built a robotic motorcycle.[1]first-party sourceBerkeley innovators driving Google technologyUC Berkeley NewsUC Berkeley News reports Levandowski and a team entered the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge and built a robotic motorcycle.CheckedOpen original source

  2. Google acquired 510 Systems.[1]first-party sourceBerkeley innovators driving Google technologyUC Berkeley NewsUC Berkeley News states Google acquired the startup in 2011.CheckedOpen original source

  3. Pleaded guilty to one count of trade-secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[4]government sourceFormer Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from GoogleU.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of CaliforniaThe U.S. Department of Justice states Levandowski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months for trade-secret theft related to Google’s self-driving car program.CheckedOpen original source

  4. Received a full presidential pardon on January 20, 2021.[5]government sourceStatement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of ClemencyThe White House ArchivesThe archived White House statement dated January 20, 2021 lists a full pardon for Anthony Levandowski.CheckedOpen original source

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Leadership

Pronto
Chief Executive Officer[3]first-party sourceAbout – Prontopronto.aiPronto’s current About page lists Anthony Levandowski as Chief Executive Officer.CheckedOpen original source

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Related entities

  • createdWaymo[6]structured public data sourceWaymo — WikidataWikidataWikidata P112 links Waymo to Anthony Levandowski.CheckedOpen original source

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Sources

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  1. Berkeley innovators driving Google technology

    UC Berkeley News · first-party source

  2. Four Google Innovators to Discuss Product Development

    UC Berkeley Haas · first-party source

  3. About – Pronto

    pronto.ai · first-party source

  4. Former Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from Google

    U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of California · government source

  6. Waymo — Wikidata

    Wikidata · structured public data source

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