Ford signs deal with Lyft for self-driving taxis by 2021

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Ford aims to have fully self-driving taxis available for commercial use by 2021, and is working with Lyft on technology for letting consumers hail a self-driving taxi as well as assessing which cities it could launch in. GM invested $500m in Lyft in 2015 and is planning to test hundreds of electric self-driving taxis on public roads. It has also bought driverless tech business Cruise Automation for $581m, and launched Maven, its car-sharing proposition. Ford’s move comes ahead of a strategy update from Ford’s new chief executive Jim Hackett, who appears to be using his links to technology companies to pave the way for collaborations with Silicon Valley groups.



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