Lyft announced last month that it would be launching in 100 additional markets during 2017. That brings the launch total expansion to about 94 cities, respectively. This also means that the driving service company only has six cities left to go.
Despite Lyft’s recent success, it still has a long way to go to compete with its rival company, Uber. Uber has business in about 560 cities around the world, already. Lyft unfortunately, is still primarily based in the U.S.
They are looking to expand to other countries soon, though. Moreover, the company has issued an Anti- Uber alliance with some Asian car service companies, as well. However, this information is still rather inconclusive, due to the fact that Uber has sold its business to one of its Chinese members, Didi Chuxing.
Lyft’s recent success might also have to do with the negative publicity that Uber has been getting. Many users were not particularly fond that Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick, was supporting Trumps Muslim ban agenda, with joining his economic council. As a result, they lost over 200,000 Uber accounts. He claimed didn’t do this to endorse Trump, but people were still unconvinced. He later stepped down from the position, due to backlash.
Weeks after that event, another scandal had surfaced. An engineer had left Uber after stating that she was being sexually harassed at work. Many customers caught wind of this information and deleted their accounts in protest of this incident. This also caused top executives to investigate the issue.
Here are a few of the cities that Lyft has expanded to, Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; Pensacola, FL; Port St. Lucie, FL; Fort Myers, FL; Fredericksburg, VA; Springfield, MA; Pittsfield, MA; Worcester, MA; Amherst, MA; Amarillo, TX; Bismarck, ND; Fargo, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Ames, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Davenport, IA; Des Moines, IA; Dubuque, IA; Iowa City, IA; Sioux City, IA.
