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.

Lyft is scrambling to compete as Uber racks up autonomous vehicle (AV) partners. On Monday, Lyft said it partnered with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni to bring robotaxis to Dallas roads as soon as next year before expanding to “thousands of vehicles” in other cities.

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,

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.

New Atlas reports that the company aims to make self-driving rides available some time in 2026. Lyft is partnering with Marubeni Corporation, a general trading company headquarter

Rideshare company Lyft is bringing its self-driving technology to North Texas. The company said the cars will be in Dallas by 2026.

Lyft Inc. has chosen Dallas as the first city to debut its fleet of driverless robotaxis. The ride-hailing company will launch driverless rides in a partnership with autonomous driving company Mobileye Global Inc.