# Woven Planet Holdings

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09**: Waymo robotaxis launch on Lyft app in Nashville — Lyft begins commercial driverless robotaxi operations, with Flexdrive managing vehicle readiness, maintenance, and depot operations.
- **2021**: Lyft sells Level 5 to Woven Planet — Lyft divests its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million, exiting in-house AV development.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Lyft's $550M AV Exit Positions Flexdrive as Robotaxi Fleet Operator
2026-09-14 00:13:04 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Lyft's Flexdrive unit is now the operational backbone for Waymo's robotaxi launch in Nashville, handling vehicle readiness, maintenance, infrastructure, and depot operations. For logistics leaders, this marks a tangible shift from ride-hailing software to physical fleet management. The $550 million sale of Lyft's Level 5 unit in 2021 signaled the pivot—now supplier relationships, depot real estate, and maintenance workflows become the competitive moat.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/lyft-flexdrive-waymo-robotaxi-fleet-supply-chain

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