By Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research and Sammy Omari, Head of Motion Planning, Prediction, and Software Controls Over the last few years, machine learning has become an integral part of self-driving development. It has unlocked significant progress in perception, but it does remain limited in its use across the rest of the autonomy stack, particularly… Continue reading Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning
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Lyft: Lyft Announces Second Quarter Results
Results reflect strong cost management and execution in challenging environment Ended quarter with $2.8 billion of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020. “While rideshare rides in the quarter were down significantly… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Announces Second Quarter Results
Lyft: Lyft Partners with SIXT to Expand Friction-Free Car Rentals Nationwide
Lyft continues to lead in providing “All-In-One-App” personal transportation solutions with the expansion of Lyft Rentals through partnership with SIXT, bringing a high-quality rental experience to consumers across the US.SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the success of Lyft Rentals in California, we are excited to bring our best-in-class car rental experience… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Partners with SIXT to Expand Friction-Free Car Rentals Nationwide
Lyft: Lyft To Announce Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) (the “Company” or “Lyft”), today announced that it will release financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020 after the close of the market on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. On the same day, Lyft will host a conference call at 1:30… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft To Announce Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Lyft: Continued Momentum Through Simulation
By: Robert Morgan, Director of Engineering and Sameer Qureshi, Director of Product Management We’re excited to announce that our autonomous vehicles (AVs) are back on the road — and that during the shelter in place we continued to make progress by doubling down on simulation. Simulation is an important part of our testing program, enabling us to… Continue reading Lyft: Continued Momentum Through Simulation
Lyft: Fueling Self-Driving Research with Level 5’s Open Prediction Dataset
By Sacha Arnoud, Senior Director of Engineering and Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research Given how important and complex self-driving is, we at Lyft deeply care about creating an environment where teams can join forces. To accelerate development and hear from diverse perspectives, we’re collaborating with many stakeholders across the self-driving industry. Today, we are reaching… Continue reading Lyft: Fueling Self-Driving Research with Level 5’s Open Prediction Dataset
Lyft: Accelerating Autonomous Driving with Lyft’s Ridesharing Data
By Luca Del Pero, Engineering Manager; Hugo Grimmett, Level 5 Product Manager; and Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research Dodging a pothole. Slamming on the brakes for an unexpected pedestrian. Deciding when it’s safe to enter a busy intersection. Drivers all over the world face unplanned scenarios daily and often must make split-second decisions to ensure safety.… Continue reading Lyft: Accelerating Autonomous Driving with Lyft’s Ridesharing Data
Lyft: Lyft’s Approach to Autonomous Vehicle Safety
By John Maddox, Head of Autonomous Vehicle Safety Lyft’s mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To us, that means putting people first and focusing on safety. Today’s transportation system has significant room for improvement. In 2018, 36,560 people died on our nation’s roads, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft’s Approach to Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Lyft: Lyft Announces Private Offering of $650 million of Convertible Senior Notes and Capped Call to Increase Effective Conversion Premium to 150%
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) (NASDAQ: LYFT) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $650 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “notes”) in a private offering (the “offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Announces Private Offering of $650 million of Convertible Senior Notes and Capped Call to Increase Effective Conversion Premium to 150%
Lyft: Lyft launching personal health certification, will require face masks as part of new Health Safety Program
SAN FRANCISCO, May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As local governments ease stay-at-home orders, Lyft is ramping up efforts to protect riders and drivers — including establishing new health and safety standards for ridesharing. Today we’re announcing a Health Safety Program with new policies, commitments, and products designed to address the needs of our community… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft launching personal health certification, will require face masks as part of new Health Safety Program