Uber and Lyft are gearing up to launch robotaxi services in select U.S. cities, marking a significant shift in urban transportation. New app features and infrastructure development are in progress to support this transition.
Uber and Lyft are preparing to deploy robotaxis this year in select U.S. cities. New app features will allow users to use phones to open the trunk and honk to locate the vehicle. The companies are training crews to maintain the cameras and lidar and scouting idling and charging locations. Your Uber and Lyft rides could be fundamentally different starting this year.
The two ride-hailing giants are reportedly preparing to deploy robotaxis with new app features and are building the required support infrastructure in select U.S. cities where they will operate. It will mark the beginning of a huge shift for urban transportation, but all eyes will be on how the companies earn public trust and tackle challenges like vandalism, complex traffic situations and adverse weather. Automakers, tech giants and ride-hailing companies are betting big on robotaxis. They think autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce road accidents caused by human error, lower labor costs, increase profits in the long term and lower emissions by using fully electric cars. Google parent company Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving EVs are already operational in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin, with plans to expand to more cities this year. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that both Uber and Lyft are preparing to have robotaxis on their apps starting this year. Uber has partnered with Waymo to deploy its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace EVs in Austin and Atlanta starting this year. Lyft has partnered with start-up May Mobility, AV technology company Mobileye and dashcam firm Nexar to deploy robotaxis in Atlanta. Uber is scouting for locations for the vehicles to idle. It’s also working with fleet partners to convert their facilities into hubs for the robotaxis to charge and equip them with high-speed internet to handle the heavy data demand. Lyft is reportedly doing the same with its Flexdrive vehicle rental location
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