Lyft launches autonomous fleet with May Mobility in Atlanta

Lyft and May Mobility have launched a pilot program to introduce a fleet of autonomous vehicles in the midtown area of Atlanta. The fleet consists of hybrid-electric Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicles equipped with May Mobility's self-driving technology. While the rides will be fully autonomous, each vehicle will have a human standby operator trained to take control if needed. Customers will have access to temperature controls, but hailing one of these cars is limited to the service area and requires using the Lyft app. Lyft and May Mobility plan to increase the number of available vehicles and expand service hours in the coming months. This is May Mobility's second launch in Georgia, as it already operates a fleet of driverless vehicles in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree Corners. Lyft's rival, Uber, has also been making strides in the autonomous vehicle space, including a partnership with Lucid to create a fleet of 20,000 self-driving cars.