nuTonomy’s electric car model soon to hit the streets of Boston Photo: nuTonomy With key manufacturers like Audi and Ford unleashing efforts to test self-driving cars, it comes as no surprise that rideshare service Lyft has joined hands with nuTonomy. NuTonomy is a budding Boston located startup that spawned from MIT in 2013. It has…
Photo: Pixaline Soon, rideshare services will provide consumers with more than just convenience. They’ll also give consumers the opportunity to help reduce emissions. Lyft recently announced its plan to start incorporating electric vehicles in its fleet. It will also add a new Green Mode feature in the Lyft app through which users can hail an EV…
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Photo: Quote Catalog Uber boasts incredible name recognition over ride-sharing competitors, approaching Kleenex levels of eponym notoriety. However, in the wake of a wave of scandals dating as far back as 2010 — when the company received its first cease and desist order — many riders have begun to prioritize San Francisco-based competitor Lyft. Lyft,…
Photo: FreeStocks If you’re in need of some extra money, you might think that becoming an Uber or Lyft driver is the thing to do. You basically get paid to drive your car around the city while also meeting new people and helping them get to their destination. Before becoming a rideshare driver, there are…
Photo: Pkg203 Lyft is a highly interactive platform that allows you to connect with experienced drivers in your area. All you need to do to get a ride is download the app, create an account, and say where you want to go. One you’ve ordered a ride, Lyft sends you information regarding your driver (name,…
Recently, we addressed the negative underbelly of rideshare services. Despite their convenience, the industry could definitely add some extra levels of security to ensure that rideshare users are safer. Lyft is doing just that. It recently announced that it’s adding some new safety features to its app. New safety features The first of these changes is…
General Motors President Dan Ammann (center) with Lyft Inc. co-founders John Zimmer (right) and Logan Green (left) Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that it will invest $500 million into Lyft as part of a newly-formed partnership that aims to create an on-demand autonomous vehicle fleet for the United States. “We see the…
Photo: Quote Catalog As of Jan. 1, ride-share drivers in Toronto are now required to meet specific standards for training and experience behind the wheel — with the goal of making transportation safer and friendlier for customers. Narcity reports that Toronto Uber and Lyft drivers — along with taxi, limo, and other vehicle-for-hire operators —…
Photo: Lyft Gun control has been a hot topic in the news as of late, sparked in part by the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead. Students from MSD High School have taken to activism in an effort to push stronger gun control into legislation. As part of this…
Photo: SPUR A headline from Miami might leave you scratching your head in befuddlement: a Lyft driver drove off with a woman’s child. Was the woman trying to conveniently misplace her child to enjoy some rare moments of quiet? The scene from The Incredibles comes to mind, when the sleepless, tortured Kari McKeen opens the…
Crash-test dummies will soon be sitting in the backseat during NHTSA crash tests The automotive safety industry has come a long way since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) first introduced its current safety rating system for cars in 1978. Seat belts have become a mandatory safety requirement. Driver assistance technologies have practically exploded…
Danica Patrick waits impatiently at a red light while going undercover as a Lyft driver Recently, NASCAR star Danica Patrick traded in her No. 10 Chevrolet SS racecar for a more unassuming 2016 Chevy Malibu. Not for one of her races, of course, but in order to go undercover as a Lyft driver in the…
Lyft will deploy self-driving Ford Escape SUVs in Miami by year’s end Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company and partner Argo AI announced on Wednesday a partnership with Lyft that will bring autonomous vehicles to the ride-sharing network by year’s end. The partnership is a major step toward commercializing self-driving cars for ride-hailing. Ford’s Focused on…
Lyft and Uber are doing what they can to help keep Americans healthier in the current pandemic Photo: www.quotecatalog.com via CC Some rideshare platforms have paused its shared carpool feature to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Lyft and Uber are to of the primary companies that recently announced a temporary suspension of services for…
Nick Thune drives a Honda Fit for Lyft, and shares some doughnuts with one of his passengers, in this hidden-camera video Honda is debuting a new video series in which Honda Fit spokesman and comedian Nick Thune portrays “Brad, the Overly Accommodating Lyft Driver.” In the first hidden-camera video (below), unwitting Lyft passengers who somehow…
Would you be willing to let a self-driving electric vehicle chauffer you around? In an effort to keep up with Tesla Motors, GM has agreed to partner with ride-sharing service Lyft to test self-driving Chevy Bolt EV taxis on public roadways. Car Maintenance 101: Learn how often you should actually be replacing those tires The testing…
Lyft and transit partners launch ‘Ditch your car’ contest in Portland https://t.co/i7EiNqqTY9 –> “You don’t need your car to get around Portland” pic.twitter.com/foC05QvlQ4 — BikePortland (@BikePortland) September 27, 2018 Lyft recently commemorated its 1 billionth trip earlier this month. As the ride-share company pursues the plan to go public, it’s also focusing on a new…
Now that’s thinking outside the bun! Photo: Anthony92931 There are plenty of reasons to call for an Uber or Lyft. There are also plenty of reasons to go to Taco Bell. With that said, one of the major reasons for both of these decisions is that you are probably drunk. Therefore, asking your ride home from…
Photo: Toyota Canada Toyota and Lyft have launched a new partnership that will grant Vancouver ride-share drivers access to the zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The collaboration enables eligible Lyft drivers to use Toyota’s KINTO Share Canada app to pick up a Mirai at any one of three dealerships in the area for…
Photo: Quote Catalog One of the most annoying things about being an Uber or Lyft passenger is surge pricing, which can turn a ride home from a night out into an expensive headache. It seems as if the fare strategy is even worse for drivers, with ridesharing apps adjusting how they compensate for during busy…
Photo: Pkg203 One of the downsides of being injured as a passenger of a service like Uber or Lyft is the legal complications that come afterward. In a normal car incident, or one involving standard public/commercial transportation, the procedure for resolving the dispute is more or less standardized and familiar to everyone. Not so much…
Photo: Quote Catalogh Earlier this month, a tweet from Twitter user and Lyft rider Tiffany D. Jackson went viral for all the right reasons. In the post, she laid out a discussion she had with her driver, who noticed her opening and closing the door after she got in the car. Turns out she was…
Photo: Pixabay If you’re headed out tonight to celebrate the arrival of 2020, be ready to pay a bit more to get home safely with Uber and Lyft. Not only will there probably be surge pricing after the ball falls, but new fees on ride-share journeys will go into effect. Are You Ready? Before you…
Photo: Lyft Friday, Lyft announced that it will be creating a self-driving car program, employing several hundred engineers, by 2018. The operation is opening in Palo Alto, California in an effort to shift the automotive industry in a new direction. Car sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, are making waves to change car ownership…
Senior citizens can now get a ride with Lyft without having to use a smartphone Smartphones make life so much easier. They put a wealth of information at your fingertips. This technology has quickly become integral in our society, especially when you plan on using a rideshare service to get somewhere—but what if you don’t…
Lyft spreads the Purple in honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, unrolling a June initiative to help fund the Alzheimer’s Association. The popular rideshare service Lyft has just announced its June partnership with Alzheimer’s Association, in honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Although Lyft already serves the senior community via its current collaborations with…
On Wednesday, Ford Motor Company announced that it is forging a partnership with rideshare provider Lyft to help create a quicker path toward self-driving cars and, as Ford Vice President of Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification Sherif Marakby puts it, “help both companies progress toward a more affordable, dependable, and accessible transportation future.” Marakby made the announcement official…
Hey buddy, want to buy a home solar power array? Things are about to get a little awkward for Uber or Lyft patrons in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Dallas, and Miami, as a number of drivers in those area are being enlisted to, while driving you to your destination, sell you…
Photo: Jay Phagan Ride-share app Lyft recently announced its latest move to help people and families in need. Starting in January, the Lyft Grocery Access Program will kick off its pilot in Washington D.C. with the assistance of non-profit Martha’s Table. Qualifying families living in food deserts will be able to take 50 rides to…
Photo: Toyota Toyota’s new tech-focused subsidiary, Woven Planet Group, is acquiring Lyft’s self-driving car division — named “Level 5” after the stages of car autonomy — for $550 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. Semi Autonomous: How Toyota Safety Sense protects drivers and pedestrians Woven Planet…
Photo: FreeStocks If you’ve ever had to call an Uber or Lyft during peak hours, you know how expensive it can get. A short ride from downtown to the edge of the city can cost you hundreds of dollars during peak hours, especially on a weekend or holiday. Honolulu is no stranger to high fares….
Photo: SPUR Lyft recently bought Halo Cars, a U.S. startup that allows drivers to display car-top digital ads on their vehicles, like those seen on yellow cabs in New York City. This means that you might start seeing these ads on more Lyft cars in the near future. Per Reuters, it’s already been a successful…
Ford last week announced that it is joining Uber and Lyft in committing to the use of SharedStreets, a data platform that will allow the companies to better work with cities in the effort of improving urban mobility. The announcement was made on Sept. 26 by Jim Hackett, CEO of Ford Motor Company; Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber; and John Zimmer, co-founder and…
Lyft is currently testing a program that allows users to book a ride 24 hours in advance Ride-sharing programs are quickly becoming the cool—not to mention convenient—way of getting around town. But sometimes, there can be a catch when there is no ride available nearby. Need a ride to the airport at a certain time,…
The Lyft car-sharing service has officially reduced its pricing in 33 cities across the US Lyft and Uber have been duking it out for years to be the best-of-the-best in the car-share service industry—and it looks like that competition isn’t going to end anytime soon. The most recent saga in this competition, though, looks like…
In case you have forgotten, this weekend, specifically tomorrow, is that magical time of year where you have to throw even more grains of salt on everything you read or see on the internet. That’s right, it’s April Fools’ Day again and the automotive world is ready to prank drivers and online readers in one…
Lyft is now offer senior citizens who don’t have smartphones the ability to go to and from doctor’s appointments with ease When my grandmother first started getting old, one of the first things my parents did was take away her driver’s license. Granted, for my grandmother, getting “old” happened when she turned 90—she was the…
Can you make more money as an Uber or Lyft driver? Photo: Forbes Twitter Being a rideshare driver can be a lucrative side gig. As you may already know, there are two major players in the scene—Uber and Lyft. People tend to choose one over the other, and sometimes drive for both companies. There are…
This is Uber’s second attempt at making its mark in Las Vegas After being banned in Las Vegas this past November for not obtaining the necessary permits to operate in Sin City, Uber is finally back after acquiring the essential permits yesterday, September 15th, and it’s being joined by Lyft, another ride-sharing app. Rather Not Use Uber? The new Cadillac CTS-V offers…
The question of who will get their hands on Chevrolet’s new Bolt EV has been something of speculation, partly due to the fact that GM has been very quiet about its delivery timeline. Since GM has been testing autonomous-driving Bolts with rideshare company Lyft and invested some $500 million in the company, some claim that…
Photo: Pkg203 Six years of hard work has paid off for Lyft. The rideshare company commemorated its 1 billionth trip earlier this month. Though rival company Uber took around the same length to reach this milestone, Lyft’s achievement is unique because its services are based here at home in the U.S., as well as Canada. Lyft…
Kendall Jenner now has free Lyft rides for a year, after she had a mishap with Uber The Kardashian/Jenner clan is basically the reigning family of social media, so you’d think that businesses around the world would do their best to keep them happy. The majority of time, that’s just the case—but Uber has decided…
Tesla is offering eye-popping pay for new robotaxi test drivers in NYC—up to $33.66 an hour!
Self-driving cars are swiftly becoming the hot new thing of the automotive world, with Waymo (formerly Google’s self-driving car project) modifying a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans to replace the previous koala cars, Chevrolet building self-driving Bolts with the help of Cruise Automation and Lyft, and even Uber beginning its own self-driving car programs like…
If you think the drunk driving penalties in the U.S. are a… New technologies always raise questions and problems that we never predict, and… Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft have changed the way we view… Whether you’ve had your driver’s license for a long time or are… To keep a sense of order and…
Photo: Hyundai Although customers who buy the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV will need to do their own driving, another version of this vehicle will soon be launched as a fully self-driving robotaxi. Hyundai’s Newest Model: Learn about the impressive Ioniq 5 EV Hyundai Motor Group and Motional have partnered to turn the Ioniq 5…
In December, The News Wheel will be turning the engine off and saying goodbye. Over… You’ve found that perfect truck or SUV that checks all the right… To some car buyers, all used cars are the same. Once a… Ford is not alone in raising prices on its newest EVs. General Motors, Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla have all…
Photo: Max Pixel If you’ve ever driven through New York City, you know that parking is a game of musical chairs turned sport. There are a limited number of spaces, countless cars, and a lot of angry drivers. New York City’s Department of Transportation has been making an effort to reduce congestion in the city…
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