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Lyft aims for a 2026 Dallas launch of its first Mobileye robotaxis
Japanese conglomerate Marubeni will own the fleet. Lyft faces pressure to compete with Uber, which has inked a long list of driverless vehicle deals.
On Monday, Lyft said it partnered with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni to bring robotaxis to Dallas roads as soon as next year before expanding to “thousands of vehicles” in other cities. But Lyft executive vice president of driver experience Jeremy Bird told TechCrunch that it’s in talks with “every major autonomous carmaker.” Although the Dallas launch will serve as Lyft’s pilot program for Mobileye AVs, it may not end up being the company’s next robotaxi rollout.
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