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…
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