A federal judge in California ruled on Thursday that Nvidia must go to trial because an engineer unwittingly revealed trade secrets for autonomous driving suspected of being stolen from a former employer during a video conference. The judge believes there is sufficient “indirect” evidence that the Silicon Valley AI giant has benefited from confidential data from European automotive technology company Valeo, so there is reason to submit the case to a jury trial. Nvidia has denied allegations of using stolen data to develop its parking assistance technology. But in Thursday's ruling, US District Judge Noel Wise denied Nvidia's request to dismiss Valeo's lawsuit.

A federal judge in California ruled on Thursday that Nvidia must go to trial because an engineer unwittingly revealed trade secrets for autonomous driving suspected of being stolen from a former employer during a video conference. The judge believes there is sufficient “indirect” evidence that the Silicon Valley AI giant has benefited from confidential data from European automotive technology company Valeo, so there is reason to submit the case to a jury trial. Nvidia has denied allegations of using stolen data to develop its parking assistance technology. But in Thursday's ruling, US District Judge Noel Wise denied Nvidia's request to dismiss Valeo's lawsuit.