Lyft to roll out robotaxis in Atlanta

Lyft is about to enter the increasingly competitive world of robotaxis.

Lyft is about to enter the increasingly competitive world of robotaxis.

The ride-hailing company said Friday that users will be able to take rides in self-driving cars starting this summer, with autonomous vehicles first hitting the streets of Atlanta.

The rollout will be done in partnership with May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle company. Its  self-driving technology will be installed in Toyota Sienna minivans that users will have the chance to take rides in.

A Lyft spokesperson added that the company’s next stop will be Dallas, where the company is also aiming to deploy self-driving vehicles in partnership with the companies Mobileye and Marubeni as soon as next year, with “thousands of vehicles and more cities to follow.”

In a statement released Thursday, Jeremy Bird, Lyft’s executive vice president of driver experience, said the new venture could create more opportunities for Lyft drivers to earn money off the clock by purchasing their own AVs.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/lyft-roll-robotaxis-atlanta-rcna197479

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