Lyft opened an 80,000-square-foot facility in Tennessee. It isn't a data center.
Flexdrive, Lyft's arm, launches a Nashville depot for Waymo's self-driving cars, enhancing robotaxi maintenance and job opportunities.
Lyft's Flexdrive arm has opened a depot for self-driving cars in Nashville, Tennessee. The facility, which opened on Thursday, is not a data center but a charging and repair station for autonomous vehicles. Located in a former US Postal Service facility, the 80,000-square-foot depot is managed by Flexdrive, Lyft's car-rental arm.
Waymo's robotaxis will soon utilize the facility for maintenance, charging, and cleaning. The depot features dozens of chargers capable of supporting hundreds of autonomous vehicles, bays for repairs, and secure storage for parts. Currently staffed by around 70 full-time employees, the facility has the potential to create hundreds of jobs in the future.
Many of the employees at the new facility were previously Lyft drivers. Lyft sees this as an opportunity for them to transition to new career paths.
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