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2021
Goodwill launches Rising Together coalition
Goodwill announced the Rising Together coalition with the Anthem Foundation, Coursera, Google, Indeed and Lyft. The coalition aims to empower one million people to access sustainable careers by 2025.
2021
Toyota to acquire Lyft's self-driving technology unit
Toyota and Lyft announced that Toyota would acquire Lyft's Level 5 self-driving technology unit for $550 million.
2021
Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving division
Toyota Motor Corp. acquired Lyft’s self-driving division. The acquisition was carried out by Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings.
2021
Lyft agrees to sell its autonomous vehicle unit to Woven Planet
Lyft agreed to sell its Level 5 autonomous vehicle division to Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings for $550 million. The transaction was expected to close in the third quarter of 2021; the article reports an agreement, not a completed transaction.
2021
Lyft agrees to sell Level 5 to Toyota's Woven Planet
Lyft said it would sell its Level 5 autonomous-driving technology division to Toyota's Woven Planet for $550 million. The transaction was expected to close in the third quarter.
2021
Mastercard announces new and expanded cardholder partnerships
Mastercard announced new partnerships with DoorDash and HelloFresh and expanded partnerships with Fandango, Lyft, and ShopRunner, offering benefits to eligible cardholders.
2021
Motional and Lyft announce plans for an Ioniq 5-based autonomous vehicle
Motional announced that it is developing an autonomous vehicle for Lyft based on Hyundai's Ioniq 5; the vehicle is expected to enter service in 2023, with passengers booking rides through the Lyft app.
2021
Lyft joins CVS Health vaccine-access effort
Lyft joined CVS Health's effort, alongside the YMCA and nonprofit partners, to help underserved communities access COVID-19 vaccination appointments by providing rides.
2021
Lyft launches hydrogen-car rental program for Metro Vancouver drivers
Lyft drivers in Metro Vancouver gained access to weekly rentals of hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai sedans through a program involving Toyota Canada and the Kinto Share Canada app.
2021
AdQuick and Lyft announce advertising partnership
AdQuick announced a partnership with Lyft to manage cartop advertising on Lyft Halos in New York City and Divvy bike-share kiosk advertising inventory in Chicago.
2021
Ivee begins Responsive Seating pilot in Miami
Ivee is piloting its Responsive Seating technology in Miami ride-hailing vehicles, offering passengers massage and immersive entertainment features.
2020
Stockholder sues Lyft over IPO offering documents
A stockholder filed a derivative complaint against Lyft, members of its board, and upper management, alleging securities-law violations and breach of fiduciary duty related to allegedly false or misleading statements and omissions in Lyft’s IPO offering documents. The allegations include claims that the documents omitted reports of assaults and harassment involving passengers, defective electric-bike brakes, labor disputes, and other issues.
2020
Lyft and Grubhub announce membership perks partnership
Lyft announced a partnership with Grubhub that gives Lyft Pink members access to Grubhub Plus and benefits including unlimited free restaurant delivery, member perks, and donation matching.
2020
Lyft announces Election Day ride discount
Lyft announced that riders could receive 50% off one ride booked through its app on Election Day in November, capped at $10; the discount also covered bike and scooter rentals in select cities.
2020
California appeals court temporarily stays driver-classification order affecting Uber and Lyft
A California appeals court temporarily stayed the order requiring Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees. The article says the stay came before the companies' planned temporary operational suspensions took effect.
2020
Uber and Lyft announce possible California ride-hailing shutdown
Uber and Lyft said they would be forced to shut down their ride-hailing services in California if the court ruling took effect on Friday morning. The shutdown was described as conditional, not as having already occurred.
2020
Lyft settles DOJ disability discrimination lawsuit
Lyft agreed to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging that it discriminated against people with disabilities who use foldable wheelchairs or walkers. The agreement requires payments to complainants and the U.S. Treasury, changes to Lyft’s wheelchair policy, driver communications and training, and compliance updates to the DOJ.
2020
Lawsuit accuses Lyft of inadequate driver screening
Scott Gore filed a lawsuit against Lyft, alleging that poor screening allowed a violent driver to be hired and rehired and accusing Lyft of failing to properly screen and train its drivers. These are allegations in the lawsuit.
2020
Lyft announces collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund on electric-vehicle transition
Lyft announced plans to transition its platform to 100 percent electric vehicles by 2030 and said it was working with the Environmental Defense Fund to help transition drivers to EVs.
2020
Lyft sued over alleged sick-leave violations and worker misclassification
Lyft driver Cassandra Osvatics filed a class-action complaint against Lyft in the District of Columbia District Court. The complaint alleges that Lyft failed to provide paid sick leave as required and misclassified drivers as independent workers; these are allegations, not court findings.