General Motors Bets Big On Autonomous Ride Sharing Future With Lyft

General Motors has announced that it will enter into a US$500 million (A$696 million) strategic alliance with ridesharing service Lyft with the long-term goal of the two companies set to deliver autonomous services to customers.

That target is still some way off, however, and neither GM nor Lyft has set a timeframe for the deliver of autonomous services..

In the more immediate future, the collaboration will look at potential new services and systems refinements that the two organisations can bring to their existing customers. Lyft drivers will also be offered a fleet of GM vehicles through rental locations across the US.

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