Industry Lyft shakes up top-level management, hires former Amazon executive David Risher as next CEO Risher is a seasoned tech executive and Amazon's 37th employee By Shawn Knight , March 28, 2023, 10:45 AM
Industry Lyft to release 13% of workforce in latest wave of job cuts Lyft is preparing for a probable recession and increasing insurance costs By Shawn Knight , November 3, 2022, 2:18 PM
Tech Culture Less than two-weeks later, Miami rolls back its ban on shared electric scooters If you can't beat 'em, regulate 'em By Cal Jeffrey , November 29, 2021, 5:59 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture Miami orders Lyft to remove its electric scooters from its streets by 5 pm today City Commission says the nuisance vehicles will be impounded if they are not retrieved By Cal Jeffrey , November 19, 2021, 1:01 PM 19 comments
Car Tech Motional reveals the Hyundai-built robotaxi coming to the Lyft app in 2023 Check out the self-driving taxi of tomorrow By Rob Thubron , August 31, 2021, 10:11 AM
Car Tech Industry Toyota buys Lyft self-driving car division for $550 million A necessary move to ensure a clear path to profitability By Adrian Potoroaca , April 27, 2021, 11:11 AM
Industry California voters pass Proposition 22, eliminating employee protections for Uber and Lyft drivers Uber and Lyft's business model is secure By Cohen Coberly , November 4, 2020, 11:53 AM 36 comments
Industry Judge denies request to stop Uber from pushing pro-Prop 22 messages to drivers Uber is done with its campaigning anyway By Cal Jeffrey , October 29, 2020, 4:11 PM
Tech Culture Industry Lyft will suspend service in California at the end of the day Between Covid and California, it's been a tough year for ridesharing providers By Shawn Knight , August 20, 2020, 1:23 PM 20 comments
Industry Lyft drivers aren't happy about it selling them PPE The 'contractor or employee' argument is an issue By Rob Thubron , July 17, 2020, 8:08 AM 12 comments
Industry Car Tech Lyft will transition to 100 percent electric vehicles by 2030 Convincing drivers to comply won't be easy By Cohen Coberly , June 17, 2020, 2:43 PM
Industry Lyft lays off 17 percent of its workforce, institutes pay cuts for remaining employees Ride-sharing companies are struggling lately By Cohen Coberly , April 29, 2020, 6:31 PM
Industry The Web Uber stock soars as CEO says company is "well positioned" to ride out coronavirus Uber has alternate income streams to rely on, like Uber Eats By Shawn Knight , March 19, 2020, 1:26 PM
Industry Lyft partners with ADT to enhance rider safety Discreet support in the event of an emergency By Shawn Knight , October 14, 2019, 11:53 AM
Industry Ride hailing has led to a spike in the number of Americans that identify as taxi drivers Perhaps they're better classified as chauffeurs or personal drivers? By Shawn Knight , June 24, 2019, 1:21 PM
Industry Lyft is reportedly testing out a car rental service in San Francisco Get behind the wheel of a new car for $60 per day By Cohen Coberly , May 10, 2019, 3:06 PM
Car Tech Industry Waymo's driverless vehicles are coming to Lyft's network in Phoenix The partnership will provide a valuable opportunity to collect feedback By Shawn Knight , May 8, 2019, 9:37 AM
Industry Lyft will perform daily driver background checks to boost safety It's also rolling out 'enhanced identity verification' for drivers By Cohen Coberly , April 15, 2019, 4:32 PM
Industry Lyft temporarily stops renting electric bikes due to overly strong brakes Front brakes are a little touchy By Greg Synek , April 15, 2019, 7:29 AM
Industry Lyft goes public, now trades at $78 per share The company's market cap briefly reached $30 billion By Cohen Coberly , March 29, 2019, 2:11 PM
Industry Car Tech Lyft's upcoming IPO reveals losses of nearly $1 billion, will give drivers up to $10,000 in cash Lyft's IPO application has revealed all the inner workings of the company By Isaiah Mayersen , March 2, 2019, 8:35 AM
Industry Car Tech Lyft's introduces Shared Saver: Lower fare for those willing to walk a little A little exercise never hurt anyone By Cal Jeffrey , February 21, 2019, 8:13 PM
Industry Lyft acquiesces to New York's rules, agrees to pay drivers at least $15 per hour As well as $2.22/hour for other expenses By Cohen Coberly , February 7, 2019, 3:03 PM
Industry Tech Culture Lyft shifts to Segway scooters; swappable batteries and docking system in the works New scooters will be more durable and weather resistant By Cal Jeffrey , January 11, 2019, 6:06 AM
Industry New York City passes $17 minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers Uber says it may pass the costs on to riders By Cohen Coberly , December 5, 2018, 6:28 AM 7 comments