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.

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,

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.

Lyft has announced plans to launch a robotaxi service in Dallas "as soon as 2026." The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X.

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 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,