The elevator is trying to compete as uber Autonomous vehicles partners (AV)The field on Monday Lyft stated that he was working with the Japanese conglomerate of Marubeni to deliver the robotaxis to the roads of Dallas, as soon as the next year, before turning into “thousands of vehicles” in other cities.
This is the first fruit from Lyft's Mobileye Partnershipdeclared in November. Techcrunch Notes The fact that Mobileye technology belonging to Intel is already available in models (among other things) Audi, Ford, GM, Nissan and Volkswagen. Lyft has not yet said with which automaker it cooperates for Dallas Dellout. But the Executive Vice -President of Lyft Experience Experience Jeremy Berd said Techcrunch What is in negotiations with “every large autonomous automaker.”
Marubeni, which owns subsidiaries in industries, from grain to fossil fuel (fortunately, in the same product), owns and drives fleets with more than 900,000 cars around the world. Robotaxis, equipped with a mobile point, will be available to people in Dallas to welcome the Lyft application after starting the program.
Although the launch of Dallas will serve as a Lyft pilot program for Mobileye AVS, this may not become the next deployment of the company's robotaxi. Last year, he also collaborated with AV Company May Mobility and seeks Bring a robotaxis with your technology to Atlanta Once in 2025.
Lyft pressure to keep up, as Uber made a deal with a long list of companies in AV Space, including AvridAurora Innovation, SoleBABI and move. Uber and Alphabet's Waymo also Plan the launch of the fleets In Austin and Atlanta at the beginning of this year. ( The waiting list is already open.) Tesla also stated that she plans Imagine his first autonomous vehicle service In Austin in June this year.