We wanted to build out what we used to call open platform, now run by jody, who's been on your show, and now called lift autonomous. That was one element. But then we also needed to make sure that we had access to safe and excellent self driving technology. So the teamists talked about data driven autonomy, where they use fleet information and fleet data to better trainth sfdriving system. We've brought that approach to market,. Now we'll have to back intote's resources, intotis hardware platform, to bring that a to be another well funded competitor in the self driving space.
By selling its "Level 5" AV development operations to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings, Lyft has followed its ride-hailing rival Uber out of the AV development business. Founder John Zimmer joins the show to explain the move and what it means for Lyft's evolving relationship with self-driving vehicles.