Lyft is developing autonomous vehicle technology in a new office in Palo Alto, the ride-hailing company said Friday.
Developing its own technology will be core to Lyft’s business, Lyft vice president of engineering Luc Vincent wrote in a post about the new venture. Ten percent of the company’s engineers are already dedicated to the effort. That team is expected to grow, though Vincent did not say by how much.
The plan is to have “several hundred employees” in the 50,000 square foot office by…