Shares in $LYFT (+0,1 %)
are in high demand. In pre-market trading in the US, they soared by a whopping 30 percent. Background: Google's parent company Alphabet wants to launch its Waymo robotaxi service next year in collaboration with the ride-hailing company in Nashville. This would be the first commercial use of Waymo's driverless cabs in the Lyft network, which also wants to invest in a facility to maintain Waymo vehicles. Waymo is thus increasing the pressure on rival Tesla, which launched its own robotaxi service in Austin in June. Lyft shares recently traded 14 percent higher.
