John Zimmer
medium.com/@johnzimmer · Personal blog · on HN since 2016
John Zimmer, a Lyft co-founder and president, writes on Medium about the company's strategy, including self-driving cars, bikes, and carbon neutrality.
What HN saysHN links it for Lyft's carbon offset policy and for his 2016 prediction that most rides would be self-driving by 2021, which commenters call funny in hindsight.
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- 1Lyft’s Vision for the Next Ten Years and Beyond15 people · 49 points · first shared 2016 · 2 comments on HN
- 2All Lyft Rides Are Now Carbon Neutral4 people · 38 points · first shared 2018 · 9 comments on HN
- 3Lyft’s Approach to Bikes and Scooters2 people · 3 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
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minimaxir · 2021-04-26
Funny in hindsight from 2016: "Lyft's president says 'majority' of rides will be in self-driving cars by 2021"
https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/18/12944506/lyft-self-driving-car-pred…
https://medium.com/@johnzimmer/the-third-transportation-revolution-278…
thinkcontext · 2018-06-25
Lyft purchases carbon offsets for all their rides. Don't know if they incentivize electric vehicles but it would make sense for them to do so at least as much as it costs them to offset conventional emissions.
https://medium.com/@johnzimmer/all-lyft-rides-are-now-carbon-neutral-5…