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San Francisco, Oct 21 (Ians) Uber’s rival ride-hailing platform Lyft’s co-founder and President John Zimmer said that human drivers on the platform are not going to be replaced by autonomous vehicles anytime soon.

According to TechCrunch, Zimmer said he “can’t imagine anytime in the next decade-plus where we would need any less drivers”. He noted that he envisions autonomous vehicles handling anywhere from 1 per cent to 10 per cent of rides in the future.

“What we do in our industry represents maybe 1 per cent of vehicle miles traveled,” Zimmer was quoted as saying.

“There is much more room for growth of our overall business,” he added.

Over the past decade, more than 112 million Lyft riders have taken over 3 billion rides, and 5 million drivers — “3 per cent of the US workforce,” Zimmer said.

As per the report, Zimmer was hesitant to commit to a timeline on which he thinks autonomous vehicles...

Lyft’s decision to publicly oppose a controversial travel ban against citizens from seven majority-Muslim nations has paid off bigly. On Sunday, for the first time ever, downloads of the rideshare app on iOs devices surpassed closest rival Uber. Lyft’s daily downloads have also more than doubled during the last two weeks, culminating in yesterday’s iOs milestone and giving Lyft its best day ever,according to analyst firm App Annie (via Business Insider). Also Read: Here's Everything Hollywood Said About Trump, Muslim Travel Ban at SAG Awards The win came after Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green...

Numerous hollywood stars are taking a stand against popular ride sharing app Uber and causing an uproar over the company’s response to President Donald Trump‘s newly-implemented immigration ban.

Much of the controversy began on Saturday night, after the New York Taxi Workers Alliance called for a work stoppage at New York City’s JFK International Airport as a way to show solidarity with the protests against Trump’s executive order that blocks travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.

Though the Alliance called for similar support from Lyft and Uber drivers, the latter sent...

After Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban citizens from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days, Lyft pledged to donate $1 million to the Aclu over the next four years — and stars are taking note. Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green sent a letter to their members Sunday morning, announcing that the rideshare app stands firmly against Trump’s executive order which also suspended entry for all refugees for 120 days. “We created Lyft to be a model for the type of community we want our world to be: diverse, inclusive and safe,” the note said.

Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.

The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.

HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.

Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...