Angry Travelers Face Long Lines at LAX’s New Rideshare Pickup

For most travelers, wait times for Uber and Lyft rides exceeded an hour. Photo via Brendan C/Flickr. Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) faced packed shuttle buses and long wait times using the new Uber, Lyft, and taxi pickup system, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.  For most travelers, wait times… Continue reading Angry Travelers Face Long Lines at LAX’s New Rideshare Pickup

Lyft Announces Record Third Quarter Results

Third quarter revenue grew to $956 million, up 63% year-over-yearRaising outlook for fiscal 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2019.  “Our third quarter results demonstrated the significant progress Lyft has made on our path to profitability. Record revenue… Continue reading Lyft Announces Record Third Quarter Results

Lyft Hires New Head of Data Privacy

As Lyft continues to grow, so does our world-class executive team! We’re excited to announce that Google’s Chrissie Kawasaki has joined Lyft as Head of Data Privacy. In her new role, Chrissie will lead efforts to scale Lyft’s privacy program as the company continues its rapid growth, while ensuring that we always take excellent care… Continue reading Lyft Hires New Head of Data Privacy

Lyft replaces pricey All-Access monthly plan with Lyft Pink – TechCrunch

When Lyft unveiled its All-Access plan last year, many were taken aback by the hefty price of $299 per month. Now, Lyft is ditching that plan and replacing it with Lyft Pink, which costs just $19.99. The perks of the membership differ, but this lower price point will likely prove to be much more of a… Continue reading Lyft replaces pricey All-Access monthly plan with Lyft Pink – TechCrunch

Introducing Lyft Pink: A Membership That Unlocks More

Lyft is committed to improving people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. We believe cities should be built for and around people, not cars — that means fundamentally changing the way people think about getting around their cities. We’re shifting from personal car ownership and moving society toward transportation as a service — and Lyft… Continue reading Introducing Lyft Pink: A Membership That Unlocks More

Hyundai partners with Pony.ai, Via to launch self-driving fleet in US

Oct 28, 2019 2 min read In this image from Pony.ai, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the community of Irvine, Calif. starting Nov. 4, 2019. (Image credit: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group is partnering with Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai and US mobility firm Via to launch… Continue reading Hyundai partners with Pony.ai, Via to launch self-driving fleet in US

Beyond the Numbers: Lyft’s 2019 Inclusion and Diversity Report

At Lyft, inclusion and diversity are at the core of Lyft’s principles, how we make decisions, how we build our teams, and how we serve our communities. Making sustained progress requires clear strategies, metrics that matter, inclusive culture, and leadership that will hold everyone accountable to do their part to retain, hire, develop, and advance… Continue reading Beyond the Numbers: Lyft’s 2019 Inclusion and Diversity Report

American drivers warming to self-driving cars- survey

(Reuters) – About 40% of adult Americans drivers are leaning more to buying self-driving cars in the future as they look to snack, chat on their phone or catch up on email while the car drives itself, a survey by Adobe Analytics showed on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A Waymo autonomous vehicle (formerly the Google self-driving… Continue reading American drivers warming to self-driving cars- survey

Lyft says it will turn a profit a year ahead of schedule — and the stock is exploding higher (LYFT)

Shutterstock Lyft cofounders Logan Green and John Zimmer said at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on Tuesday that they expected the company to be profitable by the fourth quarter of 2021, a year earlier than analyst forecasts. The news sent Lyft shares surging as much as 11%, their biggest intraday increase since the… Continue reading Lyft says it will turn a profit a year ahead of schedule — and the stock is exploding higher (LYFT)

A Waymo executive explains why the self-driving startup wants its rides to be ‘amazingly boring’ (GOOGL)

Waymo‘s chief external officer said the startup hopes its autonomous rides are “amazingly boring.” Tekedra Mawakana made the comments at Business Insider’s transportation-focused IGNITION event in San Francisco on Tuesday.  “People don’t trust what they’re not familiar with,” she said. “That makes sense. We see people take their first ride and they go from a… Continue reading A Waymo executive explains why the self-driving startup wants its rides to be ‘amazingly boring’ (GOOGL)