Lyft has partnered with Boston - based autonomous vehicle company Nutonomy to launch a self - driving ride sharing service in Boston . The trial will begin in the coming months . The service aims to eventually put thousands of on - demand autonomous vehicles on the road . Lyft co - founder and CEO Logan Smith believes that ride sharing will account for “ over 80 % of all miles travelled ” within a couple of decades .
Lyft has partnered with Boston-based autonomous vehicle company Nutonomy to develop a self-driving ride hailing service in Boston. The trial will begin in the coming months. The partnership aims to eventually put thousands of on-demand autonomous vehicles on the road. Lyft co-founder and CEO Logan Green believes that ride sharing will account for “over 80% of all miles travelled” within a couple of decades.