- Lyft and a company called Trafi are partnering to add additional transportation methods like public transit to Lyft's in-app routing system.
- Riders will be able to choose different combinations of transit — like taking a subway or bus before or after hopping in a Lyft vehicle.
- The move is meant to give Lyft users more flexible and affordable routes to their destinations.
- Riders in Santa Monica will receive the update first, but Lyft plans to roll the feature out to more cities in the future.
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The Lyft app will now tell you the fastest way to get anywhere — even if it means taking public transit instead of a Lyft ride
Lyft is partnering with a company called Trafi to give riders more flexibility in their route, such as taking the subway or bus along with a Lyft ride — which could result in a more affordable trip.
Sometimes that Lyft pricing can be just too much during peak hours, and the longer (but cheaper) subway or bus ride starts to look like a better option.
Lyft's newly-announced partnership with Trafi, a mobility services company, is meant to give riders a little more control over how they get to their final destination — which could result in a cheaper, albeit perhaps longer, ride. It's a move that's meant to eliminate the issues with what the industry calls the first- or last- mile of a trip, where there isn't always a transit option immediately available.
The partnership will bring public transit options in-app, which means riders can choose between different combinations of Lyft rides and 'Nearby Transit' like scooters, subways or buses, without having to leave the Lyft app. This is meant to allow passengers "t
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