The first “robotics” in Lift live in Atlanta

For several months, he watched Lyft while he made his opponent Uber It apparently deals with every independent vehicle operator Under the sun. But the younger Ridehail is building a calm fleet, and Lyft is ready to launch the first Robotaxi pilot ready for customers in Atlanta.

Lyft cooperates with May MobilityIt is the Michigan -based Michigan company, which is backed by Toyota and BMW. The fleet consists of mini van Toyota Siena, equipped with sensors such as cameras, radar and widar. Vehicles in the city and suburban streets will work around the center of Atlanta in a service area of ​​about 7 square miles. Lyft customers who request horse riding inside the service area will be granted the option to match the autonomy vehicle to move if they choose to.

Lyft is also cautious with the first AV service ready for customers in the United States. The vehicles will include “ready -made operators” – the term “Lyft” of safety drivers – in the driver’s seat. These operators are trained to “take the wheel and driving manually during initial trips, as needed, and they will intervene less over time as the service is improved,” says the company’s journalist. They will also answer customer questions and ensure that the journey is comfortable. In other words, they are Lyft drivers – that is, so that companies feel adequate in the safety of their technology to remove them from the car.

The use of safety drivers during the initial stages of Robotaxi’s launch is somewhat standard at this point. Waymo used it, Tesla is currently using safety screens in its markets in California and Texas. Currently, Waymo and Zoox only operate the entire driver without safety drivers in a commercial service.

Although Lyft is behind the number of deals behind its competitor, Lyft follows a similar approach like Uber by offering a Ridehail platform to various developers who want to communicate with customers without the need to build their customer operation. Like Uber, the Lyft Light Light’s interest remains as much as possible, and it needs other companies to own the Robotaxi fleet for its customers, operation and maintenance.