Lyft partners with Mobileye
Lyft announced plans for multiple autonomous vehicle partnerships to connect the Lyft community with future AV rides in the Lyft app.
The company is partnering with Mobileye, making its rideshare platform available to all vehicles with Mobileye’s self-driving technology.
Beyond the new distribution channel for AVs through its alliance with Mobileye, Lyft is solving for other key parts of the AV value chain with Self-driving shuttle startup May Mobility and dashcam company Nexar.
May Mobility will directly deploy AVs to the Lyft platform in Atlanta starting in 2025. Atlanta riders will have the opportunity to be matched with a fleet of autonomous Toyota Sienna minivans equipped with May Mobility’s autonomous technology, a deployment that Lyft and May Mobility aim to scale over time across multiple markets.
Nexar and Lyft will explore ways to harness the power of aggregated, anonymized marketplace and fleet data to help OEMs and AV companies build better and safer autonomous technology.
“We’re thrilled to work with Mobileye, May Mobility, and Nexar to build the autonomous future together, with more partnerships to follow. Lyft’s aim is to connect AVs, drivers, riders, and partners to create new opportunities for all. Our rideshare network will continue to evolve as millions of people will have the opportunity to earn billions of dollars whether they choose to drive, put their AVs into service, or both.” – David Risher, CEO of Lyft.
“Cooperating with leading mobility providers and operators is an essential step to bring autonomous mobility services to reality. Enabling Mobileye Drive with Lyft’s network of 40 million annual riders in North America would allow our AV customers to reach new markets and geographies with autonomous services and provide the benefits of the technology through a sustainable business.” – Amnon Shashua, President and CEO of Mobileye.