The likes of Ford and General Motors are giving up on robotaxis because they're a "brutal business," Edwin Olson, the CEO of autonomous driving company May Mobility, told Business Insider in January.

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, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

Robotaxis have hit the mainstream, with Waymo and Tesla planning major expansions in 2025. Concerns about the huge cost of self-driving vehicles have prompted Ford and GM to exit the race. May ...