Sentences with phrase «into lyft»

Voice recognition also makes it easy to send Google Hangouts and texts and the same technology can be used to call a driver when logged into Lyft.

The company already works with self - driving tech companies, like Waymo or nuTonomy, which are expected to plug their tech into Lyft's network of cars.

Alphabet's self - driving arm, Waymo, has recently sued Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets, and Alphabet's other investing arm, CapitalG, just this fall led a fundraising round into Lyft, leading many to believe that Alphabet would seek to divest somewhat from Uber, Lyft's main US competitor.

The company also invested $ 1 billion into Lyft.

The automakers also invested $ 500 million into Lyft, and shortly after acquired Cruise Automation, a startup that was building a kit for turning regular cars into self - driving ones.

After the speech Ammann pulled Zimmer into a hotel suite, where the two quickly hashed out a deal for GM to invest $ 500 million into Lyft, valuing the company at $ 5.5 billion, investment included.

GM also invested $ 500 million into Lyft at the time.

The firm led Airbnb's $ 112 million Series B in 2011, and more recently in May, the VC firm plowed $ 60 million into Lyft, the on - demand ridesharing app.

Not exact matches

Whereas Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has spoken about seeing every car uberized and the company has extended its tendrils into areas like delivery, Zimmer is careful to delineate distractions and define the limits of Lyft's goals.

With the 40 cities the company expanded into in January, Lyft is now in almost 300 U.S. cities.

While most of the attention centered on Uber and Lyft last week, other brands found their entryway into the conversation.

Lyft isn't the only ride - sharing platform moving into health.

Now, it appears Lyft is preparing to expand into Canada, according to The Information, which based its report on three unnamed people who have been involved with or briefed about the discussions at the company.

Lyft is also reportedly looking into Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and the U.K. as possible new territories.

For 2017, look beyond Uber, Lyft and AirBnb when looking to tap into this market.

Lyft launches in 10 new cities, completing a plan to expand its service into 100 new markets this year nine months ahead of schedule.

But Uber has stumbled heading into 2017, and Lyft is seizing the moment to portray itself as the friendlier alternative.

Lyft needs the cash to continue to cut into market share and grow its business.

Ride - hailing companies like Uber and Lyft quickly got into hot water after debuting over whether they were providing adequate liability insurance for drivers and passengers.

Starting early next month, Lyft drivers also will be able to transfer their fare earnings directly into their bank accounts, rather than wait for payday, Lyft executive Tali Rapaport said at a media event.

Instead, they'll be put into service with ride - hailing companies like Uber Technologies and Lyft: They'll be automated taxis, limited (at least at first) to well - mapped cities.

Meanwhile, GM snapped up Cruise Automation for more than $ 1 billion, and sank $ 500 million into ride - hailing service Lyft as part of its plan to deploy self - driving taxis.

«In the context of Uber and Lyft putting money into cities, this vote is pretty significant,» said Nayantara Mehta, senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project.

Lyft has expanded its on - demand ride - hailing service to 54 new U.S. cities Thursday as it tries to push deeper into the Midwest, East, and Southern states and take market share away from rival Uber.

Some researchers argue that it is impossible to determine when a contractor is truly working for a company during the times when the worker is waiting to pick up a ride, because the driver could be using two applications at once or attending to personal business.100 However, as noted in a 2016 report by the Economic Policy Institute, both Uber and Lyft already have guaranteed pay plans that they use in some markets during certain hours that pay workers guaranteed minimum earnings per hour based on their entire time logged into the system, including waiting times.101

Lyft provides API access to partners like Allscripts, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Ascension to integrate the ride - hailing service into its health platforms and electronic health records services.

The FBI has launched an investigation into whether the Hell program of Uber, which it used to spy on Lyft drivers, illegally interfered with its rival's business.

Lyft hopes to expand the tier into 20 cities by the end of the summer.

Car companies like GM, Volkswagen, Daimler and many others are putting billions of dollars towards backing a range of startups that are building technology and services for that brave new automotive future (a small handful of examples: GM investing $ 1 billion in Lyft, Volkswagen investing $ 180 million in smart car tech maker Mobvoi, and Ford pumping $ 1 billion into Argo AI for self - driving tech).

So to ensure that Lyft maintains some of its power in a situation where one partner creates a competing service, pulls out of the network or takes longer than expected to build the technology, the company is diving into the ever - crowded driverless tech space head first.

Abuelsamid says it's more likely that that automakers will get into the ride - hailing game than it is for Uber and Lyft to get into the auto manufacturing business.

Now it's putting a big chunk of money into Uber's chief U.S. rival, Lyft, leading a $ 1 billion financing round in the ride - hail company via its growth investment arm, CapitalG.

Uber and Lyft, the ride hailing companies, that rode off into the sunset a year ago when they couldn't reach agreement with local officials, have announced plans to return to Austin on Monday.

Uber and Lyft have made major in - roads into Orlando in the last few years, and taxis are still everywhere on Walt Disney World property.

Lobbying for ride - share apps will likely continue to play a key role in the 2016 legislative session, as both Uber and its competitor Lyft are seeking entrance into the upstate New York market.

It would not charge regular vehicles to enter into the central business zone in Manhattan or impose bridge tolls, but add a $ 2.75 - per - trip charge on for - hire vehicles like Uber, Lyft, black cars and limousines for any trips that originate or terminate below 96th St. in Manhattan.

But they crashed into the wall of the status quo, as taxi operators from New York City and elsewhere repeated their arguments that opening the door to Uber and Lyft without subjecting them to the same level of regulation could put them out of business.

Uber and Lyft will be able to operate legally in Westchester County with a fingerprinting program going into effect

The ridesharing push is being backed by companies like Uber and Lyft that want to expand into the upstate markets.

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa is getting into New York's ride - hailing debate, urging his fellow Democrat, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to require companies like Uber and Lyft to make a portion of their fleet accessible to people in wheelchairs.

The budget included a deal to raise the age of criminal responsibility («a legacy accomplishment,» the governor said), allow the expansion of ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft into upstate and Long Island, and create a college affordability plan for public university students.

While the new budget will not have a full - fledged congestion pricing plan, it is expected to impose a $ 2.75 - per trip fees on for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft that drive into a designated Manhattan central business district, with the revenue earmarked for MTA mass transit upgrades.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- In this week's New York state government news, lawmakers stretch Memorial Day weekend into a week off, the New York Court of Appeals takes up physician - assisted suicide, and Uber and Lyft prepare to expand upstate.

The county has also asked Uber and Lyft to develop the technology to put the «Thumbs Up» certification into their app, so that riders will know ahead of time if they've been fingerprinted.

That's how much lawmakers estimate they'll see if they insert language to legalize ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft into one of the nine remaining budget bills.

Uber and Lyft are making their final push to expand into upstate New York ahead of the budget deadline.

Westchester County won't be able to regulate ride - hailing companies like Uber and Lyft beyond the state law, which goes into effect this week.

It also includes Cuomo's $ 163 million plan to make state college tuition free for middle - class students, a proposal to permit ride - hailing services Uber and Lyft expand into upstate New York and the end of the state's practice of routinely prosecuting and incarcerating 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

Carl Icahn is planning to get into the used - car business — and he's eyeing Uber and Lyft as prospective clients.

If the immune cells hook up with a tumor cell, they usher it into a blood vessel like a Lyft picking up a passenger.