--- title: TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat description: Lyft's app now routes riders to Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, marking Lyft's first true entry into driverless commercial robotaxi service, with Lyft's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat | daily.dev og:description: Lyft's app now routes riders to Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, marking Lyft's first true entry into driverless commercial robotaxi service, with Lyft's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PxM9at7H5.png og:image:alt: TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Lyft's app now routes riders to Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, marking Lyft's first true entry into driverless commercial robotaxi service, with Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary handling fleet operations. Lyft EVP Jeremy Bird discusses plans to expand AV partnerships (Waymo, Baidu in London) internationally next year. Also covered: Ford's defense-tech-adjacent hires, a roundup of transportation funding deals including The Boring Company's $3B raise from UAE-led investors, Beep, ARC Ride, Fryte Mobility, Poseidon Aerospace, Stoke Space, Tern, and Uber's investment in Carrum Mobility, plus international AV milestones from Pony.ai, Verne, WeRide, and Neolix. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does the Lyft app work with Waymo robotaxis in Nashville? In Nashville, Lyft riders can be matched with a driverless Waymo robotaxi through the Lyft app depending on availability, or they can hail a Waymo directly through the Waymo app. Lyft's subsidiary Flexdrive handles fleet readiness, maintenance, and depot operations for the partnership, marking Lyft's first commercial driverless robotaxi service without a human safety operator. _Track how ride-hailing apps are integrating robotaxi partnerships by following mobility news on daily.dev._ ### Did Lyft ever build its own self-driving car technology? Yes, Lyft developed autonomous vehicle technology for four years under its Level 5 division before selling the unit to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million in 2021. After the sale, Lyft shifted to a partnership model, working with companies like Waymo, Motional, May Mobility, and Baidu rather than building its own AV stack. _Developers curious how ride-hailing companies pivot AV strategy can follow this history on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#lyft](https://daily.dev/tags/lyft) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5"},"datePublished":"2026-09-13T16:08:24.951Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T16:29:35.604Z","description":"Lyft's app now routes riders to Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, marking Lyft's first true entry into driverless commercial robotaxi service, with Lyft's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8d6bdc219726745f4c50d613db814612?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8d6bdc219726745f4c50d613db814612?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"lyft","timeRequired":"PT8M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat-pxm9at7h5#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does the Lyft app work with Waymo robotaxis in Nashville?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"In Nashville, Lyft riders can be matched with a driverless Waymo robotaxi through the Lyft app depending on availability, or they can hail a Waymo directly through the Waymo app. Lyft's subsidiary Flexdrive handles fleet readiness, maintenance, and depot operations for the partnership, marking Lyft's first commercial driverless robotaxi service without a human safety operator. 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