Lyft says it will launch a fleet of robotaxis, using self-driving technology from Intel’s Mobileye, in Dallas in “as soon as 2026,” with plans to scale to ”thousands” of vehicles in additional markets in the months to follow. To signal its seriousness, the company tapped Marubeni, a Japanese conglomerate, to run fleet operations.

In the near future, the robotaxi segment could have a notable boom. Advances in the development of autonomous driving will enable the presence of these “driverless” cars on the streets, integrating with common traffic.

Lyft plans to add Mobileye-powered self-driving robotaxis to its ride hailing app starting in Dallas as early as next year. Why it matters: Like its main rival Uber, Lyft is embracing robotaxis without taking on the financial burden to develop the technology itself.

Ride-hailing company Lyft says it's set to launch robotaxis powered by Mobileye tech as soon as 2026, starting in Dallas, Texas. The service will subsequently arrive in more cities with thousands of self-driving cabs,

GM's Cruise robotaxis have come and gone from Dallas streets without a commercial rollout here. Uber is planning a robotaxi service in Dallas later in 2025. Now Lyft has announced its own robotaxi launch in Dallas "as soon as 2026"—via a partnership with companies in Japan and Israel.

Dallas is set to be the first stop for a new robotaxi effort by Lyft.

U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft is planning to launch fully autonomous robotaxis, powered by Mobileye, to its app "as soon as 2026" in Dallas, TechCrunch reported on Monday. Shares of Lyft rose 6.9% in premarket trading following the report,

Ride-hail giant Lyft plans to bring fully autonomous robotaxis, powered by Mobileye, to its app “as soon as 2026” in Dallas, with more markets to follow,

Riding-hailing company Lyft Inc. is reportedly set to launch a fleet of robotaxis powered by Mobileye Global Inc. by 2026 as the company seeks to compete with similar emerging services from the likes of Uber Technologies Inc.

U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft plans to launch "as soon as 2026" fully autonomous robotaxis in Dallas, powered by Mobileye's technology , CEO David Risher said on Monday.