Lyft

Lyft, Inc.

Type	Yakulembeska pa msika
Traded as	Nasdaq: LYFT (Kalasi A) Russell 1000 component S&P 600 component
ISIN	US55087P1049
Industry	Galimoto yakwendeska ŵanthu pa malipiro
Founded	June 9, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-06-09) (nga ni Zimride)
Founders	Logan Green John Zimmer
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Area served	United States Canada
Key people	Logan Green (chairman) John Zimmer (purezidenti) David Risher (CEO)
Revenue	US$6.32 billion (2025)
Operating income	-US$118 million (2025)
Net income	US$2.84 billion (2025)
Total assets	US$9.03 billion (2025)
Total equity	US$3.27 billion (2025)
Number of employees	3,913 (2025)
Website	[lyft.com)
Footnotes / references [1]

Lyft, Inc. ni kampani ya ku America iyo yikupereka mautumiki ghakucema magalimoto, e-scooter, na ndondomeko yakugaŵana njinga mu United States na Canada, ndipo kwizira mu pulogiramu yake ya pa foni ya Freenow, ku Europe.^[1] Lyft ni kampani yachiŵiri yikuru chomene ya kampani yakucema magalimoto mu United States pamanyuma pa Uber.^[1] Yili na ŵakwenda ŵakugwira ntchito ŵakukwana 25 miliyoni ndipo yikovwira maulendo pafupifupi 9 miliyoni pa zuŵa.^[1]

Lyft yikambiska mu chihanya cha 2012 na ŵakulemba mapulogalamu gha kompyuta Logan Green na John Zimmer nga ni uteŵeti wa Zimride, kampani yakwendeska ŵanthu mu magalimoto gha pamoza pa mtunda utali pakati pa misumba iyo yikaŵa yakugomezgeka pa kayendedwe ka ŵana ŵa sukulu za koleji, iyo ŵakayambiska mu 2007 pamanyuma pakuti Green wakamba kwendeska ŵanthu mu galimoto kufuma ku kampasi ya University of California, Santa Barbara kukachezera chibwezi chake ku Los Angeles ndipo wakapenjanga nthowa yipusu yakugawirana maulendo.^[2][3]

Mu Meyi 2013, kampani iyi yikasintha zina kufuma ku Zimride kuya ku Lyft.^[4] Mu Julayi 2013, Lyft wakaguliska uteŵeti wakwamba wa Zimride ku Enterprise Holdings, kampani iyo njapapi ya Enterprise Rent-A-Car.^[5]

Mu 2013, Andreessen Horowitz wakaŵika ndalama mwa Lyft nga chigaŵa cha magawo gha ndalama zakovwira kukura kwa kampani iyi mu nyengo yake yakwambilira.^[6]

Ndondomeko ya malonda ya Lyft yikasazgapo machele ghakurughakuru gha pinki agho madalaivala ŵakaŵikanga panthazi pa magalimoto ghawo kweniso kukhuŵilizga ŵakwenda kuti ŵakhale pa mpando wakwamba na kuchita fist bump na madalaivala para ŵakumana.^[7] Mu Novembala 2014, kampani iyi yikaleka kutemwa na chizgo cha fist bump.^[8] Mu Janyuwale 2015, Lyft yikambiska machele madoko gha pulasitiki agho ghakung'anima gha pa dashboard iyo yikayichema "glowstache" nga nthowa yinyake yakupambana na machele ghakuru ghakuzirwa agho ghakaŵa panthazi pa magalimoto. Kusintha uku kukaŵa kwakovwira kuti ŵamalane na kukana kwa ŵakwenda ŵanyake awo ŵakakhumbanga yayi kufika ku malo nga ni maungano gha bizinesi mu galimoto iyo yikaŵa na machele ghakuru chomene.^[9]

Mu Ogasiti 2014, kampani iyi yikambiska usafiri wakugawana.^[10]

Mu Disembala 2017, Lyft yikakulirako kuya ku Canada, na kwamba kugwira ntchito mu misumba ya Toronto, Hamilton na Ottawa.^[11]

Mu Malichi 2018, Lyft wakachita phangano na Allscripts pa pulatifomu iyo yikapelekanga mwaŵi kwa ŵakupwelelera umoyo kuti ŵanozge maulendo gha ŵalwari awo ŵalije nthowa zakwendera ku maudindo gha chipatala, na vilato vya kupeleka uteŵeti uwu ku vipatala 2,500, madokotala 180,000, ndiposo ŵalwari pafupifupi 7 miliyoni.^[12][13] Mu Febuluwale 2018, Lyft wakalemba ntchito uyo wakaŵa pulezidenti wakwamba wa malonda gha pa charu chose wa Tesla, Jon McNeill, kuŵa mulara wakwendeska ntchito (COO).^[14] Lyft wakagura Motivate, ndondomeko ya magalimoto gha njinga ghakugawikana kweniso uyo wakwendeska Capital Bikeshare na Citi Bike, mu Novembala 2018.^[15][16] Kampani iyi yikalengezga so yikukhumba kusazgirapo njinga za Citi 28,000 na kusazgirako uteŵeti wake.^[17]

Mu Novembala 2018, Lyft wakamazga mulandu wa gulu la ŵanthu awo wakatsegulika mu 2014, uwo ukatenge kampani iyi yikatuma mameseji ghanandi gha malonda agho ŵanthu ŵakakhumbanga yayi.^[18] Padera pa malipiro gha madola 4 miliyoni ku ŵakudandawura, ŵakupeleka mulandu ŵakapempha madola 1 miliyoni gha ndalama za maloya.^[19]

Mu Malichi 2019, Lyft yikaŵa kampani ya ŵanthu wose kwizira mu kupereka masheya kakwamba kwa ŵanthu wose, ndipo yikakwezga madola 2.34 biliyoni pa mtengo wa kampani wa madola 24.3 biliyoni.^[20] Kampani iyi yikasunga masheya ghanyake kuti ghaŵe gha madalaivala awo ŵagwira nayo ntchito nyengo yitali.^[21]

Mu Malichi 2020, Lyft wakagura Halo Cars iyo yikupeleka malipiro ku madalaivala kuti ŵalongore malonda gha pa digito pa magalimoto ghawo.^[22] Mu Epulero 2020, pa nyengo ya mliri wa COVID-19 mu United States, Lyft wakachita kuti ŵantchito 982 ŵalekere ntchito ndipo ŵanyake 288 ŵakaŵa pa tchuthi cha ntchito kuti ŵachepeske ndalama zakwendeskera kampani.^[23] Kampani iyi yikalutilira kupeleka ma scooter gha kupangiska mu San Francisco, apo boma la Miami likapempha Lyft kuti yimike milimo yake.^[24]

Mu Ogasiti 2020, Lyft wakachita phangano na kampani yakupangiska magalimoto ya Sixt kuti ŵanthu awo ŵakugwiliskira ntchito Lyft ŵasange magalimoto ghakupangiska, ndipo kampani iyi yikupokera komisheni. Magalimoto ghanandi agho ghakupangiskika ghali gha Sixt ndipo ghakwendeskeka na iyo, ndipo wali na malo 85 mu U.S.^[25][26]

Mu Disembala 2020, Lyft wakapharazga mapulani ghakuti wayambiske uteŵeti wa robotaxi mu misumba yinandi ya ku U.S. pamoza na Motional.^[27] Lyft wakaguliska chigaŵa chake cha magalimoto ghambura dalaivala ku Toyota pa madola 550 miliyoni mu Epulero 2021.^[28][29] Chigaŵa ichi chikaŵa na mapangano na General Motors,^[30][31] NuTonomy,^[32] Ford Motor Company,^[33][34] GoMentum Station,^[35] ndiposo Magna International.^[36] Kweniso yikaŵa na Blue Vision Labs, kampani yachoko ya augmented reality iyo yikaŵa ku London, iyo yikagulika mu 2018 pa madola 72 miliyoni.^[37]

Mu Epulero 2022, Lyft wakapharazga phangano lakugura PBSC Urban Solutions, uyo wakupereka vyakwendeska na tekinoloje ya magalimoto gha njinga ghakugawikana ku Canada.^[38] Mu Novembala 2022, kampani iyi yikapharazga kuti yikuchita kuchita kuti ŵantchito pafupifupi 700 ŵalekere ntchito, panji kuti ni pafupifupi 13% ya ŵantchito ŵake wose.^[39]

Mu Malichi 2023, David Risher wakimikika kuŵa CEO wa kampani iyi.^[40][41]

Mu Epulero 2023, kampani iyi yikapharazga kuti yikuchita kulekeska ntchito ŵantchito ŵa ofesi 1,076, panji kuti 26% ya ŵantchito ŵake. Ichi chikachitika pamanyuma pa vyakulekeska ntchito ivyo vikalengeka mu Julayi na Novembala 2022.^[42][43][44]

Mu Seputembala 2023, Lyft wakalekeska Lyft Rentals ndipo wakaleka kupeleka uteŵeti wa kupangiska magalimoto.^[45]

Mu chigaŵa chachiŵiri cha 2024, Lyft yikalemba phindu lake lakwamba la GAAP mu mbiri ya kampani iyi.^[46]

Kukwambilira kwa 2025, munthu wakutchuka mu nyimbo za rap wa ku Detroit, Dajua Blanding, uyo wakumanyikwa kuti Dank Demoss, ndipo wakuti wali na uzito wa "pafupi mapaundi 500", wakatsegula mulandu pa Lyft pamanyuma pakuti dalaivala wakakana kumwendeska, wakuti iyo yikaŵa "yikuru chomene" kuti yinganjira mu galimoto. Chochitika ichi, icho chikajambulika pa vidiyo, chikapangiska ŵanthu kusuzgika mtima na kwambiska milandu, ndipo Blanding wakatenge kusankhana chifukwa cha uzito nkhwambura kuzomerezgeka pasi pa malango gha Michigan. Mulandu uwu ukamazgika kuwaro kwa khoti.^[47]

Mu Julayi 2025, Lyft wakagura Free Now pa mtengo wa €175 miliyoni, ndipo wakakuzga uteŵeti wake mu Europe.^[48]

Mu Seputembala 2025, Lyft wakachita phangano na Waymo kuti wagwiliskire ntchito magalimoto ghambura dalaivala pa uteŵeti wake mu Nashville.^[49] Kweniso wakachita phangano na May Mobility kuti wayambiske magalimoto ghambura dalaivala mu Atlanta.^[50]

Mu Okutobala 2025, Lyft wakagura TBR Global Chauffeuring pa mtengo wa £83 miliyoni.^[51]

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