BloombergAlphabet Inc is working with Lyft Inc on a plan to test autonomous cars on the road, escalating a fight with Uber Technologies Inc by partnering with its main rival in the US. Uber is also testing autonomous cars there and in other US cities. “Lyft’s vision and commitment to improving the way cities move will help Waymo’s self-driving technology reach more people, in more places,” Waymo wrote in an e-mailed statement. Lyft, the second-largest US ride-hailing provider, is also working on autonomous technology with General Motors Co, which is an investor in the start-up. It has about 600 Chrysler Pacificas and has held talks with Honda Motor Co to get its autonomous technology into the Japanese automaker’s cars.

Source: Taipei Times May 15, 2017 16:11 UTC