Tensor’s Robocar will be “Lyft ready” out of the factory

Lyft is partnering with San Jose-based Tensor Auto. Lyft says it has booked “hundreds” of Tensor robotaxis and will operate its own fleet. The other part of the partnership: Tensor will make the Robocar “Lyft-ready” right out of the factory.

Robocar charging using the Lyft platform will allow a future model of passive income for owners in areas with Tier 4 regulatory approval. “Traditional car ownership means that the car loses value because it sits idle most of the time,” the companies say. books In a press release. “Tensor Robocars flips this model, turning luxury personal vehicles into production assets that can generate income around the clock.”

It’s similar to what Tesla is planning to do Cybercab that has not shipped yet. Uber, Lyft’s competitor, announced a similar plan in July. Includes 20,000 Lucid EVs.

Tensor plans to introduce its first product Automated cars By the end of 2026. The company says the “Lyft-ready” self-driving vehicle (AV) will include more than 100 sensors. (This includes 37 cameras, five optical detectors, and 11 radars.) Eight NVIDIA chips, based on Blackwell GPU architectureHelp him interpret sensor data. Tensor says a computer is capable of performing 8,000 trillion operations per second.

This is far from Lyft’s first AV partnership. Among other things, last month it cooperated with May Mobility to Launching an autonomous fleet in Atlanta. Lyft also plans to do so Match users with Waymo rides in Nashville Starting next year. but, Bloomberg Notes The Tensor partnership is Lyft’s first partnership where it will purchase and operate its own fleet of autonomous vehicles.

Weave tensioner from Chinese robotics company AutoX. Company He says It has divested and shut down its China operations to focus exclusively on US-based Tensor. Robocar will be produced in Vietnam through a partnership with VinFast.