Lyft will always have a place for human drivers, exec says

Self-driving cars are the top priority for Lyft, the company's director of product has revealed. Taggart Matthiesen, who runs autonomous efforts at the rideshare firm, called it'one of the key pillars' the organization is working on, and said its'basically the brand.' He also said the company will always employ human drivers in some way, but while Lyft hasn't figured out in what capacity, it appears it would be for special services and not typical Lyft rides. Self-driving cars are the top priority for Lyft, the company's director of product revealed. Taggart Matthiesen, who runs autonomous efforts at the rideshare firm, called it'one of the key pillars' the organization is working on said its'basically the brand' Lyft's director of product, Taggart Matthiesen, said self-driving cars are the company's top priority.