By Ashesh Jain and Lei Zhang, Engineering Managers; and Li Jiang, Software Engineer Sensor calibration is one of the less talked about foundational building blocks of an autonomous vehicle (AV). In simple terms, sensor calibration informs the AV how its sensors are positioned on the vehicle within a high degree of accuracy. This allows the… Continue reading High-Fidelity Sensor Calibration for Autonomous Vehicles
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Unlocking Access to Self-Driving Research: The Lyft Level 5 Dataset and Competition
By Luc Vincent, EVP Autonomous Technology At Lyft, we believe self-driving technology presents a rare opportunity to improve the quality of life in our communities. Avoidable collisions, single-occupant commuters, and vehicle emissions are choking our cities, while infrastructure strains under rapid urban growth. Our path forward to solve these challenges is clear: build the world’s… Continue reading Unlocking Access to Self-Driving Research: The Lyft Level 5 Dataset and Competition
Employee Spotlight: Vladimir Iglovikov
From academia, to Kaggle Grandmaster, to putting maps into autonomous vehicles Vladimir Iglovikov is a mountaineering, rock climbing, Burning Man-loving scientist who holds both a Master’s and Ph.D. in physics. He has published a number of papers on everything from theoretical physics to the application of deep learning on forensics, medical, and satellite imagery. As… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Vladimir Iglovikov
Lyft Relaunches Wheels for All Grants: Now with 40 cities and up to $500,000 in free or discounted rides
Lyft is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations doing incredible work around the nation to make our communities stronger, healthier, and more equitable. That’s why we’re expanding Lyft’s Wheels for All Grants program (formerly known as Lyft Community Grants) to 40 cities, including Detroit, Honolulu, Philadelphia and Phoenix. And we’re committing $500,000 per year to grassroots… Continue reading Lyft Relaunches Wheels for All Grants: Now with 40 cities and up to $500,000 in free or discounted rides
Lyft Announces Record Second Quarter Results
Second quarter revenue grew to $867 million, up 72% year-over-yearBased on execution and improving market environment, raising outlook for fiscal 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2019. “Lyft’s second quarter was marked by strong execution and important advances… Continue reading Lyft Announces Record Second Quarter Results
Lyft Announces Record First Quarter Results
First quarter revenue grew to $776 million, up 95% year-over-yearActive Riders grew to over 20.5 million in the quarter SAN FRANCISCO, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019. “The first quarter was a strong start to an important year, our first… Continue reading Lyft Announces Record First Quarter Results
Late Night Cleanups for Passenger Messes
A sick passenger or spilled drink shouldn’t keep you off the road during busy weekend nights. We’ve partnered with on-demand car care provider Spiffy to find better ways to deal with messy passengers. Starting now, drivers in LA can get reimbursed interior car cleaning on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 10 PM to 6… Continue reading Late Night Cleanups for Passenger Messes
Tracking Your Personal Miles
Personal miles are the miles you drive when you’re offline — when you’re not waiting for requests or giving rides — such as when you’re running personal errands. Your Express Drive rental has built-in mileage tracking. It’s connected to your Lyft app so you can always see how many personal miles you’ve driven and how… Continue reading Tracking Your Personal Miles
Now Available: XL and Lux Scheduled Rides
Did you know you can now schedule a Lux or XL ride up to a week in advance? Whether you’re catching an early-morning flight or have a business meeting across town, you’ll have one less thing to worry about. Now you can schedule XL and Lux rides for those times when you need extra space… Continue reading Now Available: XL and Lux Scheduled Rides
Introducing Bay Wheels: New Bikes and a New Name
Big news for anyone who wants to get around the Bay Area on two wheels: Today, the Ford GoBike system has a new name — Bay Wheels. We’re also launching a brand-new ebike that you can access with just two taps in the Lyft app. We’ve been working for many months on this new hybrid… Continue reading Introducing Bay Wheels: New Bikes and a New Name