Nikeza uhlu olunezinhlamvu lwezikhathi eziyisihluthulelo ezi-5 emlandweni we-Lyft
Context:I-Lyft yethulwa ehlobo lika-2012 ngabahleli bezinhlelo zamakhompyutha uLogan Green noJohn Zimmer njengensizakalo yeZimride, inkampani yokuhamba ibanga elide phakathi kwamadolobha egxile kwezokuhamba ekolishi abayisungula ngo-2007 ngemuva kokuthi uGreen ahlanganyele ekuhambeni esuka e-University of California, Santa Barbara campus ukuvakashela intombi yakhe eLos Angeles futhi wayefuna indlela elula yokwabelana ngokuhamba.  NgoMeyi 2013, inkampani yathatha isinqumo sokushintsha igama layo lisuka kuZimride laba yiLyft. Kamuva ngalowo nyaka, iLyft ithengise insizakalo yokuqala yeZimride ku-Enterprise Holdings, inkampani engumama we-Enterprise Rent-A-Car, ukuze inkampani ikwazi ukugxila kuphela ekukhuleni kweLyft.  Isu lokumaketha likaLyft lalihlanganisa izintshebe ezinkulu ezinoboya obumphunga ababeshayela ngazo ngaphambili ezimotweni zabo nokukhuthaza abagibeli ukuba bahlale esihlalweni esingaphambili futhi bashayisane ngesibhakela nabashayeli lapho behlangana. NgoNovemba 2014, inkampani yazihlukanisa ne-fist bump. NgoJanuwari 2015, iLyft yethula imivimbo emincane, ekhanyayo epulasitiki ebizwa ngokuthi "glowstache" njengendlela ehlukile kumivimbo emikhulu ekhanyayo ngaphambili kwezimoto. Lolu shintsho lwaluzokusiza ekunqobeni ukwenqaba kwabanye abagibeli ukuba bafike lapho beya khona, njengasemihlanganweni yebhizinisi, ngemoto enezintshebe ezinkulu.  Ngo-Ephreli 2014, iLyft yaqasha amafemu amabili okucindezela, i-TwinLogic Strategies, ne-Jochum Shore & Trossevin, ukubhekana nezingqinamba zokulawula nokuphikiswa eyayikutholile selokhu yethulwa. Ngenxa yezithiyo zokulawula eNew York City, inkampani yashintsha imodeli yayo yebhizinisi lapho isungula iLyft ogwini olusempumalanga ye-United States. Ukwethulwa kweLyft eNew York City kwenzeka kusihlwa ngoJulayi 25, 2014, futhi, yiKhomishini Yamatekisi neLimousine (i-TLC) kanye nokuvunywa kweNkantolo Ephakeme yaseManhattan, abashayeli ababhaliswe ne-TLC kuphela abavunyelwe ukushayela izimoto ezinophawu lweLyft eNew York City.  Ngo-Agasti 2014, inkampani yethule umqondo wokugibela okwabiwe, ohlinzeka ngamanani aphansi.  NgoDisemba 2017, iLyft yanda eCanada, ngokusebenza ezindaweni ezinkulu zaseToronto, Hamilton nase-Ottawa.  Ngo-March 2018, i-Lyft yabambisana ne-Allscripts ukudala ipulatifomu evumela abahlinzeki bezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuba bahlele ukugibela iziguli ezingenazo izinto zokuhamba eziya emihlanganweni. Le nkonzo yayizotholakala ezibhedlela ezingu - 2 500, odokotela abangu - 180 000 neziguli ezingaba yizigidi ezingu - 7. I-Lyft yathola i-Motivate, uhlelo lokwabelana ngamabhayisikili kanye nomqhubi we-Capital Bikeshare ne-Citi Bike, ngoNovemba 2018. Le nkampani iphinde yamemezela izinhlelo zokwengeza ama-Citi Bikes angu-28,000 futhi yandise inkonzo yayo.  NgoMashi 2019, iLyft yaba yinkampani yomphakathi ngokukhishwa komphakathi kokuqala, yaqoqa ama- $ 2.34 billion ngenani lama- $ 24.3 billion. Le nkampani yabeka eceleni amanye amasheya ukuze anikezwe abashayeli abanokuhlangenwe nakho.  NgoMashi 2020, iLyft yathola iHalo Cars ekhokhela abashayeli ukubonisa izikhangiso zedijithali ezimotweni zabo. Ngo-Ephreli 2020, i-Lyft yaxosha abasebenzi abangu-982 futhi yanika abanye abangu-288 ikhefu ukuze inciphise izindleko zokusebenza futhi ilungise ukugeleza kwemali ngenxa yobhadane lwe-COVID-19 e-United States. Le nkampani yaqhubeka nokunikeza ama-scooter ayo aqashiswa eSan Francisco, kuyilapho uhulumeni waseMiami ecela iLyft ukuba iyeke ukusebenza.  Ngo-Agasti 2020, iLyft yabambisana nenkampani yezimoto eziqashisayo iSixt ukuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bafinyelele ezimotweni eziqashisayo. Iningi lezimoto eziqashiswayo liphethwe futhi liqhutshwa yiSixt, enezindawo ezingu-85 e-US. I-Lyft ithola ikhomishini ngokuqasha.  NgoDisemba 2020, iLyft yamemezela izinhlelo zokwethula insizakalo ye-robotaxi yase-US emadolobheni amaningi ngo-2023 nge-Motional. I-Lyft ithengise ingxenye yayo yezimoto ezizishayelayo kuToyota ngo- $ 550 million ngo-Ephreli 2021. Lesi sigaba sasinobambiswano neGeneral Motors, NuTonomy, Ford Motor Company, GoMentum Station, kanye noMagna International. Iphinde yaba ngumnikazi weBlue Vision Labs, isiqalo se-augmented reality esiseLondon, esitholakale ngo-2018 ngama- $ 72 million.  Ngo-Ephreli 2022, iLyft yamemezela isivumelwano sokuthola i-PBSC Urban Solutions, umhlinzeki waseCanada wemishini kanye nobuchwepheshe bokwabelana ngebhayisikili. NgoNovemba 2022, inkampani yamemezela ukuxoshwa kwabasebenzi abangaba ngu-700, noma cishe u-13% wabasebenzi bayo.  NgoMashi 2023, phakathi "kwamanani entengo ashaywayo", iLyft yamemezela uDavid Risher njengo-CEO wayo olandelayo.
- I-Lyft yasungulwa ngo-2012 uJohn Zimmer wami noLogan Green - Ngo-2014, iLyft yaqasha amafemu amabili okucindezela ukubhekana nezinkinga zokulawula eyayibhekene nazo selokhu yethulwa - Ngo-2017, iLyft yanda yaya eCanada - Ngo-2019, iLyft yaba yinkampani yomphakathi nge-IPO - Ngo-2023, ngenkathi isitoko besisebenza kabi, abasunguli beLyft basula esikhundleni sabo kwafakwa uDavid Risher