Toyota has bought a Lyft car driving unit for $ 550 million The agreement extends Toyota’s efforts to go beyond mere car manufacturing to other “mobility services”. President John Zimmer of Lift announced in 2016 that “driverless cars” will have an account The majority of Lyft rides in five years ’time,” but the forecast had a very wide mark. Zimmer also predicted that by 2025 “private car ownership will end in major U.S. cities.” In February last year he offered more than Lyft 100,000 “Paid car driving rides” – enough to claim to take on “the largest public car driving platform in the U.S.” – but a safety driver was always sitting behind the wheel and Lyft struggled to get to the next stage.