Lyft to Start Adding Licensed Taxis to Rideshare Platform

Lyft is set to start rolling out a feature that will let riders opt in to be matched with a licensed taxi when that vehicle can get there faster than a rideshare one.The company will launch this feature in St. Louis on May 5, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 24), saying the rideshare company confirmed this plan after the feature was discovered within the code of its mobile app.“We’re always exploring new ways to help riders get to the people and places they love,” the company said, per the report. “We’re ...