The move marks a striking strategy change for Lyft, which said previously it would leave the building of self-driving systems to others.
SAN FRANCISCO: Lyft Inc has formed a self-driving car division, company executives said, a bold investment for the second-largest US ride-services firm as it jockeys for position in the highly competitive autonomous vehicle race.
The executives said on Thursday the company would soon open a facility in Palo Alto, California, that would eventually be staffed by "several hundred" engineers. Lyft engineers will collaborate there with autonomous vehicle experts from other companies to build self-driving systems.
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