Lyft, Waymo partnership could push Google self-driving tech to commercialization

May 16, 2017

Waymo LLC’s partnership with Lyft Inc. on self-driving cars is moving it one step closer to commercialization. Santosh Rao, head of research at Manhattan Venture Partners, said he believes Lyft sensed an opportunity to gain more control over self-driving technology following its partnership with GM. And it was a competitive move against its rival.