General Motors plows $500M into Lyft and reveals plans to build self-driving cars

General Motors (GM), the century-old car company behind major automotive brands Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and Vauxhall, announced today that it’s investing $500 million in ride-sharing company Lyft. Founded out of San Francisco in 2012, Lyft had received $1.2 billion in funding prior to this deal. But more than the latest cash influx, the news heralds […]