2017 has been an important year for the Lyft community. Earlier this month, Lyft completed thei 500 millionth ride and our service is now available to 95% of the U.S. population — up from 54% at the beginning of the year.
While we’ve made progress towards our vision, we’re most excited about what lies ahead. The fact remains that less than 0.5% of miles traveled in the U.S. happen on rideshare networks. This creates a huge opportunity to best serve our cities’ economic, environmental, and social futures.
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I suppose Google..rather than win the ground game with their own self driving troops against uber is going to keep lyft and then deploy through them at a later date and use a well known brand.
Google’s Lyft may well succeed. However, Elon Musk’s Tesla has run into serious problems with production — far less than promised — and Musk himself may face legal issues for misleading investors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-is-catching-up-with-tesla-1507399374