The judge in the Uber versus Google spat is looking for a good book recommendation (GOOG, GOOGL)

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March 25, 2017 1:38 AM

Google and Uber each get to choose a book as bedtime reading about self-driving cars for the judge.

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Google and Uber each need to choose a good book for the judge presiding over their lawsuit, according to the "request for literature" filed in California federal court on Friday.

It's a book recommendation, though, that comes with higher than normal stakes.

Each side gets to name one and only one "book, treatise, article or other reference publicly available" to educate the judge presiding over their legal case about a technology called Lidar and how it's applied to self-driving cars — not your typical bedtime reading, but one that will have seriously influence the judgment of their case.

sued Uber

For some relevant bedtime fiction, we recommend
To understand Travis Kalanick's thinking, he's
If it doesn't become part of evidence for the case, Brad Stone's
And if a book is too long for the judge, Business Insider has helpfully published a few explainers about how all of the technology works:

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