The thing is, there probably wasn't anyway anyone could convince lyft not to spend money on this. In 2016 investors were writing big checks that self-driving c

The thing is, there probably wasn't anyway anyone could convince lyft not to spend money on this. In 2016 investors were writing big checks that self-driving cars were around the corner based on vague demos. If anyone said it couldn't be done they'd simply be viewed as not AI enough.