Former Lyft drivers are ceding the roads to robots, and helping the machines get five-star ratings.
In Nashville, Lyft’s Flexdrive subsidiary plans to open its largest vehicle cleaning and maintenance depot yet in October — to service Waymo robotaxis. The 80,000-square-foot facility will employ about 70 full-time workers, about half of whom formerly drove for Lyft. The situation offers an early glimpse at what AI may mean for millions of workers: eliminating some jobs while creating new work around the machines taking over.
Jonathan Baines drove for Lyft for about a decade to help support himself while pursuing a career as a pop and soul…
