Waymo, Lyft to team up on self-driving vehicles
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent Alphabet Inc., and Lyft Inc. are teaming up to road test autonomous cars in a potential challenge to Uber Technologies Inc.
In its statement, Lyft said Waymo holds "today's best self-driving technology."
The two plan to work together to bring autonomous vehicles into the mainstream with pilot projects and product development.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lyft is Uber's biggest rival in the United States and the second-largest ride-hailing provider in the country.
Waymo sued Uber in February alleging that Uber is using stolen self-driving technology to build its own fleet of autonomous cars. On Saturday, a federal judge gave a rare order alerting prosecutors to possible criminal misconduct by Uber.