Lyft Plans Dallas Robotaxi Launch in 2026 with Mobileye Partnership

The ride-hailing company aims to introduce fully autonomous vehicles, owned by Marubeni, with plans to expand to other cities after the initial rollout.

Lyft announced plans to launch a fleet of fully autonomous robotaxis in Dallas by 2026, using Mobileye's self-driving technology.
The vehicles will be owned and financed by Japanese conglomerate Marubeni, which manages over 900,000 vehicles globally.
Lyft intends to scale the program to thousands of vehicles across multiple cities following the Dallas debut, though no specific locations or timelines have been disclosed.
This initiative marks Lyft's renewed push into the autonomous vehicle space after previous partnerships with Motional and Argo AI ended unsuccessfully.
Lyft faces stiff competition from Uber, Waymo, and Tesla, all of which are accelerating their autonomous vehicle efforts, particularly in Texas.