Lyft pumps $100 million into major expansion of New York City’s Citi Bike
Lyft will more than triple the size of Citi Bike, NY City's bikesharing service. A $100 million investment will see the service grow from 12,000 bikes to 40,000 over the next five years. The news comes as Lyft confirmed its acquisition of Motivate, North America's largest bikesharing operator, which runs Citi Bike.
Lyft’s new rewards program promises ride discounts and comfier cars
If you're always hopping in and out of a Lyft car, then you'll be pleased to hear that the ridesharing service is about to launch a rewards program. Perks include discounts on future trips and upgrades to comfier cars. Lyft Rewards lands in December for select riders, with the scheme rolling out more widely in 2019.
Lyft has a new fixed-price subscription plan for frequent passengers
Lyft wants you to save money by using rideshare services instead of owning a car. The new Lyft All-Access Plan monthly rideshare trip subscription includes 30 rides a month with a small discount for additional trips. You don't save money on subscription plan rides but bulk ride purchases can help with budgeting.
Google Assistant now lets you compare rideshare prices and wait times
Google has announced an update to Google Assistant that could make it a whole lot more useful for rideshare users. The update essentially allows users to look at a list of rideshare prices and wait times without the need to individually search for prices from each service.
Lyft wants to know about your ride experience before it’s even over
Lyft is so keen to know how your ridesharing trip is going that it wants to ask you about it while you're still in the car. The feature, which is now being tested, is designed to help it hone its carpooling service, with Lyft believing that it can get more thoughtful responses during the ride rather than later on.
Lyft offers some fun stats to celebrate its 1 billionth ridesharing journey
Lyft cars have made a billion journeys since its ridesharing service launched six years ago. Announcing the milestone on Tuesday, September 18, the firm revealed some fun stats about its rides. One person, for example, has so far paid for 9,000 rides, and the longest journey took a driver 640 miles.
Lyft’s first app-based scooter service rolls into Denver
If you thought there were enough electric scooters in your city, watch out — Lyft has joined the club. It launched its first scootershare service in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, September 6, with more cities coming soon. It's part of Lyft's goal to persuade a million people to give up their cars by 2020.
Lyft wants to drop you off closer to your seat on your next stadium visit
If you've ever been to a stadium gig, you'll know all too well how much time can be wasted trying to hunt down the right ticket gate. It can be particularly problematic if you're running late, which is why Lyft's new idea, launched in partnership with ticket site SeatGeek, may come in handy.
Lyft’s self-driving taxis have made 5,000 trips for paying riders in Las Vegas
Lyft's driverless-taxi service appears to be a hit with riders in Las Vegas. The ridesharing company said its 30 robot cars have now made more than 5,000 trips since joining its fleet in May, with the vast majority of customers saying they'd be happy to choose such a vehicle for their next ride, too.
NYC just dealt a major blow to Uber and Lyft
New York City regulators placed a cap on how many operational licenses it grants for potential Uber and Lyft drivers. The city says it's an attempt to try and save the city’s integral yellow-cab system after several cab drivers committed suicide from the burden of overwhelming competition.
Uber has completed 10 billion trips since 2010 despite persistent controversy
As of last month, Uber has completed over 10 billion trips. And given that the company only got its start in 2010, that's a pretty impressive milestone. Uber reached that mark despite being embroiled in a series of controversies, including a leadership shake-up, during the past year.
Lyft wants to partner with cities to add bike and scooter sharing
Lyft announced a multi-mode transportation plan to bring bike and scooter sharing to cities. Lyft wants to partner with cities to extend mobility in historically underserved communities. To kick off the new initiative Lyft will invest $1 million to help nonprofits establish income eligible transportation programs.
Lyft takes the bikesharing battle to Uber after buying largest operator in U.S.
Forget four wheels; Lyft and Uber seem more interested in two these days. The ridesharing firms have been taking an ever-closer look at bikesharing schemes as they seek greater control of urban transportation options for city folks. The latest? Lyft has snapped up Motivate, the largest bikesharing operator in the U.S.
Now you have less of an excuse to not tip your Uber driver with in-app tipping
For the first time in its history, Uber finally allowed riders to tip their drivers after a ride, straight from the Uber app last June. In the year since then, drivers have made $600 million in tips. Last month, Uber also debuted mid-trip ratings and tips, and has purportedly seen a 30 percent rise in tipping.
From 4 wheels to 2 wheels — Lyft looks to add CitiBike to its fleet
It's not enough to simply dominate the highways. Now, ride-sharing companies are looking to expand their domain to bike lanes and sidewalks. That's evidenced by Lyft, the San Francisco-based transportation giant that is reportedly close to closing a deal to acquire Motivate. Now, Uber is making moves, too.
Lyft may join the party by putting its own electric scooters in San Francisco
As if the city doesn't already have enough of them, ridesharing firm Lyft is reportedly looking into the idea of launching an electric-scooter service in San Francisco. Operated via its app, riders would hop aboard the scooter for short trips around the city before leaving them for the next user.
Lyft’s All-Access subscription plan picks up steam, now boasts a wait-list
Lyft is testing out a subscription service through which riders would pay a monthly fee instead of paying on a per-ride basis. The ridesharing company told Digital Trends it's sending invitations to select passengers to join a new wait-list for the next wave of openings in the All-Access Plan.
Walmart to end its grocery delivery partnerships with Uber and Lyft
In a bid to keep pace with Amazon's grocery delivery efforts, Walmart partnered with Uber and Lyft in 2016 to help it with its own last-mile delivery operation. But the logistical challenges of combining grocery delivery with human transportation have proved too much, with the partnerships set to end in June.
Self-driving cars hit the Las Vegas Strip thanks to Lyft and Aptiv
If you're in Vegas, you may want to pass taking a spin on the roulette wheel, but instead try out some self-driving wheels. As part of its partnership with ride-hailing giant Lyft, Aptiv has launched a fleet of 30 autonomous vehicles in Sin City, and they're now available for your commuting convenience.
Lyft pledges to offset its carbon emissions, commits to carbon-neutral rides
While Lyft has figured out how to effectively transport its passengers in an efficient and rather cost-effective manner, it remains the case that this convenience comes at quite an ecological cost. But now, the ridesharing giant is putting its money on the line to do what it can to offset those costs.
Lyft to send its own self-driving cars out on the country’s biggest test track
Lyft has many partnerships with other firms involved with self-driving cars, but the ridesharing outfit is to start testing its own vehicles at GoMentum Station.
GM’s Maven ‘personal mobility brand’ drives into Austin in an EV fleet
The General Motors Maven "personal mobility brand" is adding car-sharing services in Austin Texas, and the fleet will be all-electric.
Lyft follows Uber into bike sharing, beginning in Baltimore
Lyft is getting into bike sharing, partnering with a city-operated scheme in Maryland. The move follows a similar one by Uber in San Francisco earlier this month.
Top car trends of CES 2018
CES 2018 presented a host of significant advancements in automotive tech. Here are a few that stood out from the crowd.
Lyft capitalizes on Uber’s no good, very bad year, reports a stellar 2017
As Uber went low in 2017, Lyft managed to go high, and recently, the company unveiled what it calls its 2017 Economic Impact report.
Here’s every company developing self-driving car tech at CES 2018
From Waymo to Lyft, these are the companies building the technology that makes self-driving cars possible, and they’re all out in force at CES 2018.
Lyft and Aptiv will shuttle CES attendees around Vegas in self-driving cars
Aptiv and Lyft will offer rides in self-driving cars during CES 2018. Cars will take passengers to 20 destinations in Las Vegas.
Lyft is making it easier for folks with visual impairments to grab a ride
Lyft announced a new partnership with Aira, an assistive community focused on those who are blind or low vision.
Rideshare wars: Lyft takes on Uber in Toronto in first battle outside of U.S.
Ridesharing service Lyft has finally taken its service beyond the U.S. First up is Toronto, where it's taking on Uber and its 50,000 drivers.
Lyft riders can now take a driverless-car trip in Boston
Lyft has partnered with driverless car specialist nuTonomy to launch test rides for members of the public in Boston.
Lyft gets green light to put self-driving cars on California roads
Lyft joins a growing list of companies who have the green light to test autonomous automobile technology in California.
Ford, Lyft partnership aims to bring autonomous cars to the masses
The Ford, Lyft partnership aims to replace taxi drivers with autonomous cars as early as 2021, while answering important questions.
Had a little too much fun? Get a free Lyft home courtesy of Budweiser
Budweiser is now ensuring that you can have your fun while being safe thanks to a partnership with Lyft for free rides.