On March 19, 2016, before Uber acquired Otto, Levandowski and Kalanick exchanged messages catching up on their recent “jam” session. The pair were apparently trying to prod an engineer, whose name is redacted in the filings.
“Internet, electricity, self driving cars and key things will always find a way,” Levandowski texted Kalanick, linking to a YouTube clip from the 1987 movie “Wall Street.” In the clip, the main character gives a famous speech of why “greed is good.” “Here’s the speech you need to give ;-).”
Kalanick briefly updated Levandowski on Uber’s food delivery business, then wrote, “The way you keep China in check is showing up when they ask every once in a while.”
But Uber was losing $1 billion a year in China, and by August, Uber sold its Chinese business to rival Didi Chuxing.
