What is Lyft?
{{Infobox company | name = Lyft, Inc. | logo = [[File:Lyft logo.svg|220px]] | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{nowrap|{{NASDAQ|LYFT}} (Class A)}} | industry = [[Vehicle for hire]] | foundation = {{start date and age|2012|6|9}} (as [[Zimride]]) | founders = [[Logan Green]]<br>[[John Zimmer]] | location_city = [[San Francisco, California]] | area_served = [[United States]], [[Canada]] | key_people = Logan Green, [[CEO]]<br>John Zimmer, [[President (corporate title)|President]]<br>Brian Roberts, [[CFO]] | owner = [[Rakuten]] (11%) | num_employees = 5,683 (2020) | subsid = [[Motivate (company)|Motivate]] | website = {{URL|lyft.com}} | location_country = U.S. }}'''Lyft''' is a taxi service which is publicly traded and based in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]. Lyft allows users to find, through a [[website]] or [[mobile app]], drivers who are partnering with the service and are ready to give them a ride for a reasonable fee. Lyft's motto is “your friend with a car”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyft Hits The East Coast With A Launch In Boston, Its First Big Post-Funding Expansion City|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2013/05/31/lyft-boston/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the company, their service allows its clients to travel by Lyft at a cost 30% lower than using traditional taxis. The service operates in 644 cities in the United States and 12 cities in [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-19|title=Take a ride with Lyft in your city {{!}} Cities {{!}} Lyft|url=https://www.lyft.com/rider/cities|access-date=2021-01-25|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2019-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119213930/https://www.lyft.com/rider/cities|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Lyft started in the summer of 2012. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:2010s establishments in California]] [[Category:2012 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Comp