They were Lyft drivers. Now they're cleaning Waymos.

Chauncey Thompson (foreground) inspects a Waymo at the company's Nashville depot. Lyft Former Lyft drivers are ceding the roads to robots, and helping the machines get five-star ratings. In Nashville, Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary plans to open its largest vehicle cleaning and maintenance depot yet in October — to service Waymo robotaxis. The 80,000-square-foot facility will employ about 70 full-time workers, about half of whom formerly drove for Lyft. The situation offers an early glimpse at ...