Lyft’s self-driving shuttle buses are coming soon

Lyft is partnering with Benteler Mobility to motorboat a self-driving shuttle service. In precocious 2026, Lyft plans to deploy the company’s all-electric Holon Urban shuttles successful airports and cities astir the US, allowing users to publication trips from its ride-sharing app.

Holon, a subsidiary of Benteler, says its rectangular autobus has capable country to acceptable up to 15 people. With a max velocity of 37MPH, the self-driving shuttle comes equipped with an array of lidar and radar sensors, on with 11 cameras, allowing it to run with Level 4 autonomy. That means it tin thrust without quality intervention, but isn’t susceptible of driving nether each conditions. It uses autonomous driving exertion from Intel’s Mobileye, which Lyft is besides partnering with to motorboat a fleet of robotaxis adjacent year.

Details astir wherever Lyft plans to deploy the self-driving shuttles stay slim, arsenic it doesn’t look similar Holon has immoderate established routes successful the US conscionable yet. Last year, Holon announced plans to motorboat a manufacturing installation successful Jacksonville, Florida, and also said it wants to deploy Holon Urbans successful the metropolis to “connect residential and concern areas.”

Aside from deals with Mobileye and Holon, Lyft is gearing up to connection robotaxi rides successful Atlanta with May Mobility this year. It besides previously offered rides with the Alphabet-owned Waymo and lets users publication trips with Motional successful Las Vegas. All of these deals whitethorn assistance Lyft keep up with Uber, which precocious struck a concern with Lucid and Nuro to motorboat 20,000 robotaxis passim the US.