Lyft and GM will test self-driving fleet within a year

Earlier this year, the Detroit automaker invested 500 million and secured a seat on the board of the ride-sharing service, with the goal of rapidly implementing their vision of a driverless taxi network. Back in March, GM also acquired San Francisco-based Cruise Automation to further speed up that goal. Prior to the acquisition, Cruise built aftermarket self-driving kits that could be added to several Audi vehicles for around 10,000. The forthcoming fleet will use Chevy Bolt electric vehicles paired with Cruise's self-driving technology. As a low-cost, long-range electric vehicle, the Bolt actually makes an ideal taxi platform with plenty of backseat legroom built into a compact profile.