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To further our work to improve transportation access for more people, today, Lyft is announcing a new way to pay for Lyft rides: with cash.

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A Citi Bike study reveals how, when, and where the different generations travel around the city, ranging from Gen Z all the way up to the Silent Generation.

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This policy applies to all Lyft users, including Riders and Drivers (including Driver applicants), and to all Lyft platforms and services, including our applications, websites, technology, facilities, and other services (collectively, the "Lyft Platform"). This policy applies only to personal information, not to aggregate information or information that does not identify you. Please remember that your use of the Lyft Platform is also subject to our Terms of Service. Certain elements of the Lyft

Lyft facilitates rides between passengers and private drivers using their own personal vehicles. Lyft is required to maintain an insurance policy providing a minimum of $1,000,000 (one million dollars) per-incident coverage for incidents involving Vehicles and Drivers while they are using the Lyft Platform.

Lyft provides the Lyft application, website and technology platform (collectively, the “Lyft Platform”), a marketplace where persons who seek transportation to certain destinations (“Riders”) can be matched with persons driving to or through those destinations (“Drivers”). Drivers and Riders are collectively referred to herein as “Users” of the Lyft Platform. Through the Local Partnerships Program, Lyft provides Local Partners with certain incentives for referring new Users to the Lyft Platform.

You are entitled to a Driver Fare for the Rideshare Services you perform for Riders, as provided in the Agreement and this Driver Addendum (the "Driver Fare").

The Lyft Referral Program (“Referral Program”) is offered by Lyft, Inc. and its affiliates (together referred to as “Lyft”) and provides Users who are interested in referring their family and friends (“Referrers”) the opportunity to refer eligible individuals to join the Lyft community as new Riders or Drivers. These Program Rules apply to both Referrers and referred Users (“Referred Users” or “Referred” Riders and Drivers, respectively), so please read carefully to understand your respective ri

California enacts Senate Bill 1246, requiring autonomous-vehicle companies including Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox to provide local support when robotaxis disrupt traffic or interfere with emergency responders. Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the law allows penalties when a vehicle blocks police or firefighters for more than 30 minutes and restricts remote drivers to U.S.-based, licensed operators. It takes effect in July 2028, with implementation details still to be set by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Lyft agrees to pay $272.5 million to settle California claims that it mislabeled drivers as independent contractors rather than employees from 2016 to 2020. The claims come from the state of California and three of its largest cities.

Oct 2026 · ReutersNews article

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, barring employers from relying solely on AI to discipline or fire workers and limiting its use as the principal basis for those decisions. When employers primarily rely on automated systems, they must obtain human corroboration using other information and give affected employees written notice, a description of the data used, and a human contact. The law follows Newsom’s 2025 veto of an earlier version and is described as the first of its kind.

Sep 2026 · CNBC TechNews article

Travis Kalanick re-enters Silicon Valley’s spotlight with Atoms, his multibillion-dollar industrial robotics venture, and backing from Andreessen Horowitz. Young entrepreneurs frame his 2017 ouster from Uber as a cautionary tale about investor and cultural pressure, while critics point to allegations of harassment, covert tactics, and safety failures during his tenure. Kalanick says he stands by his decisions and attributes his removal to “extreme wokeness,” while allies argue his conduct has been mischaracterized.

Sep 2026 · FortuneNews article