Lyft seems to be to deliver robotaxis to Los Angeles with self-driving startup accomplice

Los Angeles residents will be capable to hail an autonomous car by way of the Lyft app.

Lyft partnered with the autonomous car startup Motional to deliver robotaxis to Los Angeles. The 2 corporations have operated autonomous taxi companies in Las Vegas over the past yr however are increasing the experimental function to different cities.

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"Los Angeles was the second metropolis Lyft launched again in 2013, and it is solely becoming that it will likely be the second AV market we launch with our accomplice, Motional," Lyft CEO Logan Inexperienced stated in a weblog publish. "Scaling [autonomous vehicles only works if riders can get a reliable ride, whether it's autonomous or not, and together with Motional, Lyft will turn AV technology into transportation for Angelenos everywhere."

Motional was founded in 2020 as a partnership between auto companies Hyundai and Aptiv to develop autonomous vehicle technology. Lyft will deploy Motional's fleet of Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicles to the street, although a date was not set for when the vehicles would be available on the Lyft app. All of Motional's cars will be fully autonomous and not require a safety driver.

Local officials supported the effort. "If we want to make good on our commitment to ease congestion while cutting emissions, we need to give Angelenos real alternatives to having their own vehicles," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement. "Motional and Lyft have been true leaders in shaping the future of mobility in our City — and we look forward to working closely with them to safely introduce autonomous vehicles into our growing list of transportation options."

The two auto companies are very familiar with Los Angeles. Lyft says that Los Angeles is one of its largest markets. Motional has also been testing its vehicles in the city since 2021.

Lyft announced on Nov. 3 that it was cutting 13% of its workforce due to a "probable recession."