By Tom Krisher
AP Auto Writer 

Exec: Most Lyft rides will be in autonomous cars in 5 years

 

September 18, 2016



DETROIT (AP, posted Sept. 18, 2016) — Within five years, a majority of ride-hailing company Lyft's rides will be in self-driving cars, the company's co-founder and president predicted on Sunday.

John Zimmer also said that personal car ownership will come to an end because autonomous rides will become a cheaper way to travel than owning an automobile. He made the predictions in an essay on the future of transportation in urban areas.

Technology, auto and ride-hailing companies are moving quickly toward self-driving vehicles. San Francisco-based Lyft is testing autonomous cars on the streets of...



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