By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is shutting down Sidewalk Labs after the founder and chief executive of the unit developing smart-city technol.
Alphabet's smart city project is winding down and Google will take over its products. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff announced the news in a letter, in which he noted he is stepping down.
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff says he’s been diagnosed with what may be ALS and so is leaving the company. Sidewalk Labs is probably best known for its scuttled plans to build a smart neighborhood in Toronto.