Lyft operates a multimodal transportation network platform in the United States and Canada, connecting riders with drivers for convenient, affordable transportation through its mobile application. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company is the second-largest ridesharing firm in the United States, behind Uber. It reports more than 30 million active riders and coordinates millions of rides daily.
The company's service line centres on Lyft Rideshare, its core offering matching riders with drivers, and extends to Lyft XL for larger groups and Wait & Save, which lets riders trade waiting time for a lower fare. Lyft Bikes and Scooters covers micromobility in urban areas, while Lyft Business provides enterprise transportation for employees, clients and customers of organisations.
Technical work spans mobile application development, the underlying transportation network platform, micromobility technology, autonomous vehicle research and urban mobility more broadly. The company describes its mission as improving people's lives through transportation and states an aim to build the most customer-centric transportation company in the world, with a focus on innovation through partnerships, autonomous vehicle research and expansion of micromobility services.
Operations run across the United States and Canada.
