Ridesharing provider Lyft plans to offer autonomous taxis in several US cities from 2023. The cars for this are to be developed by Motional, a joint venture between the South Korean automaker Hyundai and the US auto supplier Aptiv. It was introduced in August of this year.

Lyft has been using technology from Aptiv since 2018 in Las Vegas driverless BMW taxis. The transport service provider states that 96 percent of those who have already taken an autonomous taxi before would do so again.

People still necessary Lyft also cooperates with Google’s sister company Waymo when it comes to autonomous driving. Lyft has not yet announced in which US cities the company will now operate with Motional.

Lyft emphasizes that cars with human drivers will continue to be part of its range. After all, it could take years before autonomous vehicles are so technically mature and so widespread that they can bring passengers seamlessly to their desired destinations.

(anw)