General Motors and Lyft will test a self-driving taxi service in an undisclosed US city within a year. According to the time-scales provided, this would happen few months later that the pilot test in Singapore lead by a start-up and already reported on this website.
GM recently invested US $500 million into Lyft, a ride-hailing app that’s like Uber but smaller and only based on the US market; GM is also plunking down $1 billion to acquire Cruise Automation, whose technology it plans to use in the robotaxis. And, to complete the high-tech showcase, the company also plans to provide Lyft with its new all-electric Chevy Bolt.
GM recently invested US $500 million into Lyft, a ride-hailing app that’s like Uber but smaller and only based on the US market; GM is also plunking down $1 billion to acquire Cruise Automation, whose technology it plans to use in the robotaxis. And, to complete the high-tech showcase, the company also plans to provide Lyft with its new all-electric Chevy Bolt.
In the meantime, Google—after failing to sign a deal with Ford—is reportedly teaming up with Fiat Chrysler.