Lyft | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Lyft is a rideshare company founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer. It is available to approximately 95 percent of the United...
Lyft is a rideshare company founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer. It is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides and promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.
Website
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Size
5001-10,000 employees
Industry
Ground Passenger Transportation
Specialities
Ridesharing, Carpooling, Transportation, Community, rideshare, drivers, gigeconomy
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🛍️ Lyft Product and Pricing News
- New York City plans to raise Lyft drivers' rates by 6.1% to close a loophole that denied them millions in pay.
- Lyft plans to offer Waymo's autonomous cars on its app starting in 2025 as part of a new strategy to gain from driverless taxi bookings.
- Lyft has filed a lawsuit against San Francisco for allegedly overcharging $100 million in taxes from 2019 to 2023.
- Lyft faces complex wrongful death claims in Florida due to issues like negligent driving, faulty vehicle maintenance, and inadequate background checks.
- Lyft is piloting a program in Utah to offer financial benefits to its contract drivers by contributing 7% of their quarterly earnings to a savings account for insurance costs.
- Toronto may soon cap the number of Lyft and Uber driver licenses at 80,429, with exceptions for zero emission and wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Lyft launched a 'Restroom Finder' feature in its Driver app, allowing drivers to find and recommend nearby restrooms, with plans to expand it across the U.S. and Canada by early 2025.
- Lyft rides to and from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport now incur a $3.50 fee, up from $2.50, under a new agreement effective until October 31, 2027.
👔 Lyft CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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Chief of Staff & Head of Legal Ops
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Executive Vice President, Head Of Rider and Community Safety[email protected]
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CEO of Offer Lyft[email protected]
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Executive Business Partner to Lyft’s CEO[email protected]
⚔️ Lyft Alternatives and Competitors
- Uber |
- Cabify |
- Gett |
- BlaBlaCar |
- Blacklane |
- Careem |
- Turo |
- Getaround |
- Ola |
- Curb |
- Via |
- Wingz |
- DiDi Chuxing |
- LeCab |
- Tesluxe |
- Bitaksi |
- GoCatch |
- Gojek |
- Snapp |
- Grab |
- Bolt
💼 Lyft Hiring and Layoffs
- Lyft welcomes Suzie Reider as of December 4, 2024.
- Suzie Reider has joined Lyft as Executive Vice President Lyft Media & Business in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
- John A. Parks has left Lyft as Director, Growth Planning and Operations in the San Francisco Bay Area to become the CEO at flexdrive.
- Christopher M. has left Lyft as the Head of Strategic Partnerships & BD, Lyft Media in the United States to join Scale AI as a Staff Engagement Manager, Generative AI.
- Vlad Stankevych has joined Lyft as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (via Matchr) in Ukraine, previously holding the same position at Hive.
- Siarhei Lepiashynski, IT Service Lead at Lyft, announced his departure from the company after four years.
- Mattan Bitner has joined Lyft as a Senior Engineering Manager in the United States, previously serving as an Engineering Leader for Live Events Advertising at Amazon.
- Christian Buckl has left Lyft as Senior SW Engineering Manager & Munich Site Lead in Germany to join Flexa as Head of Software.
🤖 Lyft Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Lyft has partnered with Stride Health to expand its rideshare program with a portable benefits savings platform.
- The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is partnering with Lyft to offer $20 vouchers for Sober Rides on New Year's Eve.
- Lyft partnered with Paramount Pictures for a Sonic takeover on their app.
- Lyft and Stride are launching a first-of-its-kind rideshare portable benefits program for Utah drivers on December 9, 2024.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation has partnered with Lyft to offer $20 rideshare credits to Marylanders for safe holiday travel starting November 27, 2024.
- Lyft is partnering with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to offer free rides up to $15 on 'Blackout Wednesday' to reduce drunk driving.
- Lyft partnered with Welcome.US to provide rideshare credits to Ukrainian families like the Popovyches, aiding their resettlement and daily transportation needs.
- Lyft and DoorDash have partnered to offer exclusive benefits as of October 30, 2024.
📈 Lyft Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Lyft's stock price increased from $12.57 to $13.62, and they announced their third quarter 2024 earnings call scheduled for November 6, 2024.
- Lyft maintained a strong market share of 30.6% in San Francisco's rideshare market in November 2024, despite competition from Waymo.
- Full-time NYC Lyft drivers earned a median annual pay of $66,177 in 2023 before expenses, taxes, and tips, according to the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission.
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