Lyft
Expands, Passes Uber in
Total U.S. Cities
Lyft, the ridesharing service that matches regular drivers with passengers in need of a ride, expanded into 24 new
Cities on Thursday, the company's largest single-day expansion to date
The move means
Lyft **w operates in 60
U.S. cities, surpassing competitor
Uber which currently operates in 46, according to
Uber's website.
Uber does have more
Cities worldwide, however, and
an**unced its 100th on Wednesday
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Lyft has been preparing for this launch for months,
Lyft cofounder John Zimmer told
Mashable. The process is more complex than simply flipping a switch on the app, he explains. To ensure supply can match the expected demand, Zimmer says that each new city will start with roughly 100 drivers, who have all been vetted by
Lyft employees ahead of time
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