GM, Lyft Working Toward Creating Autonomous Vehicle Ride-Sharing Network (computerworld.com)

Lucas123 writes: GM today announced a short-term vehicle rental program exclusive to the Lyft ride-sharing service, but it also made clear a longer-term goal to create a fleet of autonomous vehicles that could be summoned by Lyft's automated ride matching mobile app. The new Express Drive rental program will make cars available to Lyft drivers starting at $99, a price that includes insurance and vehicle maintenance. The new rental program comes just two months after GM struck a strategic partnership with Lyft to develop autonomous vehicles and invested $500 million as part of Lyft's $1 billion Series F funding round. More than 400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing by 2030, according to a new report by ABI Research. "We see the future of personal mobility as connected, seamless and autonomous," GM president Dan Ammann said. "With GM and Lyft working together, we believe we can successfully implement this vision more rapidly."

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Re:More disruptive than UBER

[PolygamousRanchKid]

It sounds like a "Subprime Car Leasing" program. When the drivers can't pay back the money they owe, GM will go bankrupt again . . . and guess who gets to pay for it . . .