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to lead the charge in innovation , particularly in the Internet of Things ( IoT ) and artificial intelligence ( AI ) as driving forces ?
Greenberger claims Lyft is uniquely placed to take the market into uncharted territory here and can overcome perhaps the biggest obstacle to the expansion of automated transportation : Economics , not technology which will hold the market back .
“ We ' ve seen a tonne of progress in the acceleration of autonomy within vehicles , right ?” he says . “ One of the unique things that Lyft provides is the fleet management capability to be able to maintain and operate autonomous vehicles in a way that most effectively utilises them , given the daily supply and demand signals in the marketplace .”
“ We see that with the vehicles that are operated on the platform today . Even though the vehicles are progressing towards full autonomy , there is also a lingering question on how the economics will pencil out long term .” This is where Greenberger thinks Lyft comes into its own . Creating demand is one
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