Lyft Sees a Future for Its Drivers in a Driverless World: Servicing Waymos

Lyft will integrate Waymo’s autonomous vehicles into its app, starting in Nashville, where a provisional depot already prepares Waymos for rides and employs 72 staff, half of them former Lyft drivers. Executives say the hybrid network will increase rider choice and supply, potentially lowering fares, while Waymo plans to fund vocational training for displaced drivers in markets like Washington, DC.