Lyft just took a small but essential step forward in the development of its own self-driving car project.
The California DMV granted the rapidly growing ride-hailing company permission to test autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads. Th…
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Lyft gets approval to test self-driving cars on public roads in California
Lyft is the latest company to be added to the ever-growing list of those permitted to test their self-driving technology on California state public roads. The California Department of Motor Vehicles added Lyft to the list recently (via Axios), following Lyft’s foundation of a self-driving technology development center earlier this year, and its announcement that it would work on both its… Read More
Uber data breach from 2016 affected 57 million riders and drivers
Uber faced a data breach in 2016 that affected some 57 million customers, including both riders and drivers, revealing their names, email address and phone numbers. That affected group included 50 million riders and 7 million drivers; around 600,…
View More Uber data breach from 2016 affected 57 million riders and driversYour next taxi driver might be a robot
Waymo is bringing autonomous taxis to the Phoenix metropolitan area and Navya will be soon to follow. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Uber, Autonomous Cars, Self Driving Cars, and Lyft
View More Your next taxi driver might be a robotLyft acquihires the Kamcord team for engineering talent
Ride hailing provider Lyft has brought in 12 members of the Kamcord team, essentially acquiring its engineering talent, though not any of the broadcast live streaming app’s technologies. The goal of the acquihire is to help build out its transportation service, the Kamcord team said in a Medium post announcing the news. Kamcord had been focused on delivering mobile game streaming, and… Read More
Lyft enlists team of live-streaming experts to work on apps
Lyft has something new that isn’t exactly shiny or directly car-related. Uber’s largest competitor in the U.S. has hired 12 live-streaming video experts to focus on both the driver and passenger apps.
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Unpacking Lyft’s projected financials
Last Friday, Bloomberg reported a sheaf of Lyft’s financials that paint a reasonably-sharp picture of the ridesharing company’s past and expected business performance. The short version, as you certainly expected, is that Lyft is growing quickly and loses money. The company, as you certainly expected, also expects to keep expanding its revenue while slowing its losses,… Read More
Uber is finally introducing upfront pricing
If you’re heading home for the holiday, you probably want to know exactly how much your cab ride is going to be from the airport to your home. At long last, Uber is going to make it happen.
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Lyft is finally going international
Lyft is making a major move to go north of the border and finally expand its ride-hailing network outside the United States.
The company announced in a blog post it has tabbed Toronto, Canada, as its first international territory. Lyft also put…
Lyft’s first market outside the U.S. will be Canada with a December launch in Toronto
Lyft is growing beyond its home market of the U.S., with a launch planned next month in Toronto, the largest city in Canada. Residents in the greater Toronto area (and nearby Hamilton will be able to hail vehicles from five of its service options…
View More Lyft’s first market outside the U.S. will be Canada with a December launch in TorontoDo cities still want a sharing economy?
Cities make the sharing economy work, and the urban environment is the critical differentiator for experimentation, change, and scale. In just a few years, the sharing economy has grown from a niche service only found in tech hubs to a larger share of the economic pie — and it has significantly impacted the local economies of cities. Read More