Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

By: Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research; and Guido Zuidhof, Software Engineer Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) is a relatively new conference focused on the intersection of robotics and modern machine learning. Its 3rd edition was held in Osaka, Japan at the beginning of November. Read on for a summary of the most relevant papers to… Continue reading Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle

By: Alan Agon, Product Manager; Sammy Omari, Engineering Manager; and Sameer Qureshi, Director, Product Management The current benchmark for driving Imagine you’re driving down the freeway, and you see a car cutting across multiple lanes to make the upcoming exit. You move your foot from the accelerator to the brake and slow down slightly in anticipation.… Continue reading Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle

Lyft: ‘Tis The Season To Earn (Lots Of) Miles With Delta

Sometimes giving is the best gift. But sometimes it’s nice to get stuff.  We’ve teamed up with Delta® to make your holiday travel more rewarding. When you link your SkyMiles® account at delta.com/lyftholiday between Dec. 9 and Jan. 2, you’ll get 10 miles for every $1* you spend on Lyft rides to or from US… Continue reading Lyft: ‘Tis The Season To Earn (Lots Of) Miles With Delta

Lyft: Leveraging Early Sensor Fusion for Safer Autonomous Vehicles

By: Interns Eric Vincent¹ and Kanaad Parvate², with support from Andrew Zhong, Lars Schnyder, Kiril Vidimce, Lei Zhang, and Ashesh Jain from our Perception Team Accurate perception to enable safe autonomy In order to safely navigate the world, an autonomous vehicle (AV) needs to accurately perceive the objects that surround it. This includes dynamic objects such… Continue reading Lyft: Leveraging Early Sensor Fusion for Safer Autonomous Vehicles

Lyft: Lyft Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer to Keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) announced today that Logan Green, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.  Mr. Green is scheduled to appear at 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the event will be… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer to Keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference

Lyft: Announcing City Works DC Advisory Council, Seeking Grant Applications

Earlier this year, we announced Lyft City Works a major commitment to invest $50 million or 1% of profits — whichever is larger — to support local communities by solving transportation challenges. At Lyft, we know that by working together, we can do more to build our cities around people, not cars. In Washington, DC… Continue reading Lyft: Announcing City Works DC Advisory Council, Seeking Grant Applications

Lyft: Redeem Hilton Honors Points for Lyft Rides

Hilton Honors members can now redeem their Points on Lyft ride credits – this hospitality industry first, further integrates the travel experience and rewards members for everyday activities.  How it works: At HiltonHonorsLyft.com, members may select a fixed amount of Points they’d like to redeem in exchange for Lyft credits in increments ranging from $10-$100*.… Continue reading Lyft: Redeem Hilton Honors Points for Lyft Rides

Lyft: Lyft Supports Shopping Small in New York City

Small businesses are the heart of New York City, anchoring communities and employing nearly half of the city’s workforce.1 To help support these businesses on Small Business Saturday® (Nov. 30), we’ve teamed up with neighborhoods throughout the city to offer shoppers 20% off 2 rides to or from their favorite businesses. Choose your neighborhood below… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Supports Shopping Small in New York City

Lyft: Providing Expert Help to Riders and Drivers Who Need Support

Safety is fundamental to everything we do at Lyft, and has been since day one. As our community has grown, so have our efforts to protect it. That’s meant a continual investment in community safety, driven by a number of new product features and policies designed to keep our riders and drivers safe. In short,… Continue reading Lyft: Providing Expert Help to Riders and Drivers Who Need Support

Lyft: Cleveland Cavaliers and Lyft — Supporting Nonprofits Together

We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Now, we’re not only the official rideshare partner of the Cavaliers, we’re working together to support the important work of nonprofit organizations in Northeast Ohio and across the nation. “We’re proud to work with the Cleveland Cavaliers to… Continue reading Lyft: Cleveland Cavaliers and Lyft — Supporting Nonprofits Together