Lyft faces its big moment to leap ahead of Uber

The ride-hailing company announced Thursday that it's expanding to more than 50 additional US cities. USA TODAY Lyft's new Amp device sits on the dashboard of a vehicle, replacing the company's signature pink Glowstache. SAN FRANCISCO -- Is this Lyft's moment to really lift off? Uber, the company's larger ride-hailing rival, has been hit with a string of bad press lately related to a misbehaving CEO, claims of sexist supervisors, a report it deceived law enforcement and a lawsuit over allegedly stolen intellectual property. And that's all after a #DeleteUber campaign related to Uber's initial response to President Trump's immigration travel ban led 200,000 riders, according to a New York Times report, to dump the service. "Lyft is seeing some openings and they're making the most of them," says Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book.