On-demand taxis could go driverless, thanks to Lyft

US ride-share startup Lyft is working on a self-driving vehicle platform

Lyft is setting up its own unit to develop autonomous vehicle technology. Photo: Miami Herald

US ride-share startup Lyft on Friday dedicated a new team focused on speeding up its effort to create a self-driving vehicle platform, which would be open to use by other companies.

The San Francisco based company earlier this year announced what it billed as the world’s first open self-driving platform, inviting car manufacturers and rival autonomous navigation systems to plug into the network.

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