Ride-sharing company Lyft on Wednesday said it will team up with three robotaxi firms to bring autonomous vehicles to its ride-hailing app in several U.S. cities.

According to the announcement, Lyft will partner with several third-party fleet operators to integrate autonomous vehicles equipped with the Mobileye Drive system. This will let Lyft customers order self-driving cars through its app. 

Additionally, Lyft will partner with Nexar, a machine-learning company that helps improve autonomous driving. As part of the partnership, Nexar will have access to Lyft’s fleet data, with Lyft plugging into Nexar’s self-driving car footage. 

Lyft will also team up with May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle company out of Michigan, to bring robotaxis to Atlanta customers by year’s end. 

Lyft’s new self-driving car partnerships come as the company’s main rival, Uber, has inked lucrative deals with robotaxi leaders. This year, Uber partnered with Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, the leader in the robotaxi industry, and General Motors’ Cruise. Both partnerships will help introduce AV technology to more customers as Waymo and Cruise improve their technology and expand.

• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.