Episode 286 | Lyft's Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: How Hybrid Networks, Partnerships & Fleets Will Change Rideshare

Jeremy Bird, EVP, Driver Experience, Lyft joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Lyft’s approach to autonomous vehicles and why Lyft is embracing a hybrid network strategy. 

As part of their autonomous vehicle strategy, Lyft is developing partnerships with autonomous vehicle developers and vehicle manufacturers that will enable them to put their AVs on the Lyft network. Lyft envisions a hybrid network, one where autonomous vehicle fleets, individually owned autonomous vehicle, and human drivers are all utilizing the and profiting from the Lyft network. 

Episode Chapters

0:00 Lyft’s Current Thinking on Autonomy 

1:42 ETAs

2:46 Airports

6:43 Personally-Owned Autonomous Vehicles

9:31 Autonomous Vehicle Fleets

11:16 Lyft Ready Autonomous Vehicles

12:43 Hybrid Network Operations 

18:12 May Mobility 

23:31 Waymo

24:32 J.P. Morgan Partnership 

26:08 Lyft AV Tier

27:18 Motoring Down the AV Superhighway 

30:17 Tesla

31:31 Insurance 

35:53 Lyft Culture

39:11 Future of Lyft

Recorded on Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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