https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autonomous-uber-levandowski-timeline/timeline-autonomous-car-pioneer-levandowski-faces-criminal-charges-of-stealing-from-alphabet-idUSKCN1VH28I >The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Anthony Levandowski, accusing the former high-ranking Alphabet Inc engineer of stealing the company's self-driving car technology before joining rival Uber Technologies Inc .