Overview

• Riders in a roughly 7‑square‑mile Midtown zone can hail May Mobility Toyota Siennas through the Lyft app and opt for an autonomous trip or a conventional ride, with fares comparable to regular Lyft rides.
• The fleet uses a 360‑degree sensor suite combining lidar, radar, and cameras, backed by a redundant drive‑by‑wire system.
• Each vehicle carries a trained standby operator to answer questions and take control if needed, with service starting in limited weekday hours and expansion planned over time.
• Lyft says the fleet will grow from single digits to dozens and eventually hundreds or thousands, though no firm timeline was given, and May Mobility is managing operations rather than Lyft’s Flexdrive unit.
• The launch comes as Waymo runs paid services in several U.S. cities and Zoox opens rides in Las Vegas, while Lyft pursues additional AV partnerships, including Mobileye in Dallas targeted for 2026 and Baidu in Europe next year.