Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. Smartcar, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, Case No. 21-cv-04895-JST

INC.,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS II-VI v. Re: ECF No. 101

SMARTCAR, INC.,

11 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.’s (“VWGoA”) motion to dismiss counterclaims asserted by Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff Smartcar, Inc. (“Smartcar”). ECF No. 101. The Court will grant the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background For the purpose of resolving this motion, the Court accepts as true the allegations in Smartcar’s counterclaim complaint. ECF No. 98 at 15–47; see Knievel v. ESPN, 393 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir. 2005). 1. Telematics Data The operation of consumer vehicles generates telematics data, including information about mileage, fuel consumption, braking and acceleration, and many other aspects of the car’s performance. …