Tags: lyft | motional | robotaxi | service

Lyft, Motional to Launch Robotaxi Service in 2023

Lyft, Motional to Launch Robotaxi Service in 2023
(Roman Tiraspolsky/Dreamstime)

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 12:19 PM EST

Lyft Inc. and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday.

The driverless vehicles will be provided by Motional, a joint venture between Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and auto supplier Aptiv Plc, and will be based on a Hyundai platform.

The vehicles will be deployed in Lyft's ride-sharing network in the United States, the country's second-largest after that of Uber Technologies Inc.

While the Lyft-Motional partnership is non-exclusive, the companies have been working together for three years on a pilot program in Las Vegas.

They join Waymo, a unit of tech titan Alphabet Inc., which operates a commercial robotaxi service in Phoenix. Lyft previously has deployed Waymo's driverless vehicles in its Phoenix ride-sharing network.

Lyft and Motional did not specify which cities they will serve first or say how many driverless vehicles will be deployed.

Two other robotaxi developers, Cruise and Argo, continue to test self-driving vehicles in several U.S. cities but have yet to launch commercial services.

Cruise is majority-owned by General Motors Co. with Japan's Honda Motor Co. as a minority shareholder. Argo's two principal shareholders are Ford Motor Co. and Germany's Volkswagen AG.

Last week, another robotaxi aspirant, Uber, agreed to sell its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to self-driving startup Aurora.

Aurora, which is working to develop self-driving trucks, cars and delivery vehicles, will collaborate with Uber to launch self-driving vehicles on Uber's ride hailing and food delivery network.

© 2026 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.


Companies
Lyft Inc. and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday.
lyft, motional, robotaxi, service
240
2020-19-16
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 12:19 PM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

Sign up for Newsmax’s Daily Newsletter

Receive breaking news and original analysis - sent right to your inbox.

(Optional for Local News)
Privacy: We never share your email address.
Join the Newsmax Community
Read and Post Comments
Please review Community Guidelines before posting a comment.
 
Get Newsmax Text Alerts
TOP

Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.

NEWSMAX.COM
MONEYNEWS.COM
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
NEWSMAX.COM
MONEYNEWS.COM
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved