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Lyft

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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.

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Lyft - Latest News and Updates

• Lyft will start dispatching standard taxis in St. Louis on May 5 to reduce wait times for riders who opt for taxis as an alternative to rideshare vehicles.
• Sydney Busch Weber has left Lyft as Director, Global Tech Recruiting & Talent Strategy to join Coinbase as Director, Talent Acquisition in the United States.
• Ritisha Laungani has joined Lyft as an Engineering Manager in Canada, previously holding the same position at Stripe.
• Lyft CEO David Risher acknowledged in his annual letter that surge pricing is unpopular with customers and announced efforts to reduce it by increasing driver supply and introducing features like Price Lock.
• A high school student in Tenafly jumped from a moving Lyft car on April 24, 2025, after the driver missed a turn and did not respond to the student's concerns, raising safety questions about the ride-sharing service.

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