GM Just Bet Half a Billion Dollars on Building Self-Driving Cars With Lyft

Detroit is more than a little worried about the tech - centric future of automobiles , namely the ones that push themselves . So it ’s no surprise that GMis investing $ 500 millionin Lyft to build a net of self-reliant cars . Why not just bribe the whole company ? !

Well , that ’s not a wild idea . GM ’s monolithic fresh investment funds in the pink moustache crew shows not only an endeavor to get into the car Robert William Service business sector but also to notice a partner in Silicon Valley that will help them keep up with the rumored quislingism between Ford and Google . ( Google is also a major investor in Uber , Lyft ’s biggest competitor . ) Lyft could n’t go more thrilled about about the challenge of reinvent mobility with a blue chip company at its back — and on its board since a GM rep will now take a place there .

“ We ’ll make the operating system of the future where people will be able to order an experience , ” Lyft conscientious objector - laminitis John Zimmertold BuzzFeed . “ If , you know , you ’re heading with your class to Tahoe , you ’ll get to govern a specific variety of autonomous experience where you get to enjoy movies on your trip or after oeuvre you’re able to get a sports Lyft and learn a Clippers plot with friend . Now that we have this partnership we can create these sort of experiences with this web . ”

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That sounds reasonably futuristic ! It would also be cool to have a party Lyft bring Interstella 5555 to take you to the clubhouse and then a time - for - bed Lyft with Enya medicine videos to get you home safely But how are you going to make friends with the driver if there is n’t one ?

[ GM , BuzzFeed ]

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