Waymo plans to make a small number of its self-driving minivans available on Lyft's ride-hail network in Phoenix
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Waymo plans to make a small number of its self-driving minivans to available on Lyft's ride-hail network in Phoenix, the first public project between the tech companies since they announced plans to work together two years ago. Initially, the Alphabet Inc. unit will supply 10 of its vehicles for the pilot project, Waymo said in a blog post on Tuesday. The company has been operating its own branded ride service, Waymo One, for about six months in Chandler and in a handful of adjacent Phoenix suburbs.
"Once Waymo vehicles are on the platform, Lyft users in the area will have the option to select a Waymo directly from the Lyft app for eligible rides," Waymo CEO John Krafcik said in statement. Logan Green, Lyft's CEO and cofounder, and John Zimmer, president and cofounder,"and the entire Lyft team are fantastic partners for us as we continue to scale our business.
Closer cooperation between Waymo and Lyft comes after Uber announced last month that Toyota, Denso and SoftBank were
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