Lyft has begun offering rides through Waymo, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, in Nashville. This new feature allows users to request rides from fully driverless cars through the Lyft app, provided that the trip starts and ends within Waymo’s designated service area in the city’s central district. This marks the first time that Waymo vehicles are available through both Lyft and the company’s own app in the same market. Users can be matched with a Waymo ride when requesting any of Lyft’s Standard, Priority Pickup, Wait & Save, or Extra Comfort ride types. However, for now, trips must begin and end within Waymo’s service area in central Nashville. This area includes Downtown/Broadway, North Nashville/Germantown, East Nashville, Midtown, and South Nashville. Importantly, these rides are offered at no additional cost to users, who can also choose to opt out of the feature or decline a Waymo ride if they prefer not to use a driverless car. The partnership between Lyft and Waymo was first announced in September of last year. Since then, Waymo has been testing its autonomous vehicles in Nashville. However, it wasn’t until February of this year that the company received the necessary permissions to operate its vehicles without a human driver present. Lyft has stated that the availability of Waymo rides in the city will continue to expand in the coming weeks, suggesting that more areas may soon be covered by the service.