Tag: lyft
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Motional and Lyft to launch driverless ride-hail service in Los Angeles
Motional and Lyft are planning to launch a fully driverless ride-hail service in Los Angeles. The service will use Motional’s all-electric Ioniq 5-based robotaxis and will be the first time that residents in Los Angeles can request an autonomous vehicle in the Lyft app. Los Angeles marks the second city in Lyft and Motional’s multi-city…
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Lyft plans ‘fully autonomous future’ as it starts driverless car rides to customers in Austin, Texas
Riders in Austin, Texas can now select an autonomous vehicle in the Lyft app to help them get around their city. This marks the first time that a commercial autonomous service is available in Austin, Texas and marks the third city where Lyft riders can hail an autonomous ride along with Miami, Florida and Las…
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Lyft and Motional unveil driverless robotaxi in Vegas
Lyft and Motional have partnered to launch Motional’s new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, an autonomous vehicle designed for fully driverless ride-hail operation, on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. The launch is the next milestone in the lead-up to Motional and Lyft’s fully driverless service, planning to begin in 2023 and scaling to multiple US…
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Motional and Lyft to launch fully driverless ride-hail service in Las Vegas – and other cities
Motional, a developer of driverless technology, and ride-hailing app Lyft are planning to launch a fully driverless public ride-hail service in Las Vegas, the first city in a multimarket rollout. Motional’s next-generation robotaxis, the all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5-based robotaxi, will be available on the Lyft app in Las Vegas, starting in 2023. The implementation is…
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Toyota ‘accelerating’ its autonomous vehicle plans with Lyft’s Level 5 acquisition
Toyota is accelerating its autonomous vehicle plans through its acquisition of Lyft’s Level 5, according to research company GlobalData. Toyota Motor’s tech investment arm, Woven Planet Holdings, has agreed to acquire shared mobility giant Lyft’s self-driving vehicle division Level 5 for $550 million. In response to the news, Bakar Sadik Agwan, senior automotive consulting analyst…
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Toyota to acquire Lyft’s self-driving car division
Lyft has signed an agreement with Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, for the acquisition of Lyft’s self-driving vehicle division, which is named “Level 5” in reference to the SAE’s definitions of levels of autonomous vehicles. The transaction also includes multi-year non-exclusive commercial agreements between Lyft and Woven Planet to accelerate the development…
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Motional and Lyft agree ‘world’s largest’ robotaxi partnership
Motional and Lyft have signed what they describe as “the world’s largest robotaxi deployment partnership” in a deal that has the potential to make driverless vehicles a reality for millions of Americans. Starting in 2023, consumers in select markets will be able to book a Motional robotaxi through the Lyft app. For many, this will…
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Motional and Lyft to launch fully driverless rideshare service
Motional, a driverless technology developer, and rideshare service provider Lyft have agreed joint plans to launch a multimarket robotaxi service in major US cities, beginning in 2023. Motional says its next generation, fully driverless vehicles will be integrated, operationalized, and implemented on the Lyft network. The two companies claim this agreement marks the largest robotaxi…
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Magna to invest $200 million in Lyft and manufacture self-driving systems ‘at scale’
Magna, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, and Lyft, a rideshare company, have agreed a multi-year collaboration in which the companies will jointly fund, develop, and manufacture self-driving systems. In addition, Magna will invest $200 million in Lyft equity. The establishment of this partnership is subject to regulatory approval. This partnership is an industry-first…