Lyft shares pop on Waymo deal to bring robotaxis to Nashville next year

Lyft shares got a nice pop this week on the news it's partnering with Whimo for a robo taxi launch in Nashville. Now this is a big deal for Lyft because Whimo's taken a big lead in the US robo taxi market in part due to its partnerships with Uber. But this is the first time it struck a commercial deal with Lyft.Whimo which is owned by Google's parent Alphabet passed 10 million paid trips in May with fleets already in major cities like Phoenix, San Francisco, LA, and more. It had already announced plans to e ...