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Avride's Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis are now available to riders in 9 key square miles of Dallas via the Uber app. [Photo: Avride/Medium]
Amid Runup to Robotaxi Launch in Dallas, Uber and Nebius Invest $375M in Avride
by David Seeley | Oct 23, 2025
As Austin-based Avride ramps up testing of its robotaxis in Dallas for a planned late-2025 launch, Uber and the Nebius Group have infused the company with $375 million and "commercial commitments." Competition looms in 2026, however—both Waymo and Lyft are planning Dallas robotaxi services of their own.
by David Seeley |
Jul 29, 2025
Waymo is the fourth company to announced plans for driverless robotaxis in Dallas. Uber and Austin-based Avride plan to offer a service later this year, with Lyft launching its own "as soon as 2026." GM's Cruise robotaxis were tested on Dallas streets before the business unit was shut down last December.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 11, 2025
GM's Cruise robotaxis have come and gone from Dallas streets without a commercial rollout here. Uber is planning a robotaxi service in Dallas later in 2025. Now Lyft has announced its own robotaxi launch in Dallas "as soon as 2026"—via a partnership with companies in Japan and Israel.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 9, 2024
Elaine Paul, the former CFO of Lyft, Amazon Studios, and Hulu, has been elected to Sabre's board, effective Feb. 16. On that same day, Zane Rowe and Rachel Gonzalez will retire from the board.
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Meet the Young Dallasite Who Wants to Fulfill the ‘Long Forgotten Promise of Intercity Travel’
by Michaela Markels | May 17, 2021
22-year-old Dallas native Kush Singh launched Hitch at UT Austin to provide an affordable rideshare in the 50-350 mile range. Now, Hitch looks to expand beyond Texas and become a national household name post-pandemic.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 26, 2019
The Lyft Jobs Access Program will provide Per Scholas members with rides in order to close short-term transportation gaps through Dec. 31.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 17, 2019
The new program is meant to help solve transportation gaps related to employment and job training.
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by Lance Murray |
May 6, 2019
From scooters to ridesharing to autonomous vehicles, DCTA is combining services from 31 public and private transportation providers in the communities it serves.
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Lyft is launching its scooters in Dallas. [Photo Courtesy Lyft]
Lyft Launches its Scooters in Dallas, Debuts $5-a-Month Community Pass Program
by Lance Murray | Mar 28, 2019
Lyft had a busy week—first launching their scooters in Dallas, then a debuting a much-anticipated IPO on Wall Street that raised $2.34 billion Friday.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 16, 2018
With the All-Access subscription plan, riders will pay $299 every 30 days for 30 trips up to $15 each. Interested? The plan is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 16, 2018
A hybrid of other rideshare apps and traditional black car services, Alto is based on a monthly membership fee with individual booking fees per ride.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 28, 2018
The #DitchYourCar program will randomly select 50 locals to participate. Those chosen will then trade their vehicles for about $600 of transportation credit.
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Café Momentum is 1st DFW Nonprofit to Get Lyft Community Grant
by Rachel Linch | May 31, 2018
Each month, the ride share company will award $1,000 worth of free ride credits to a local nonprofit. The DFW area is one of 20 markets in the nation selected for the grant program.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 27, 2017
Arlington will become the first U.S. city to convert its entire mass transit operation into so-called micro transit.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Sep 5, 2017
The Irving-based nonprofit is leveraging technology through a partnership with Uber and Lyft to provide non-emergency medical rides to those in need.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 16, 2017
The rideshare company will give one percent of all rides to and from Paul Quinn's campus to the college's Work Program.
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