So Lyft (and I guess Uber) are basically Netflix then. (As in--why mail people DVD's when streaming is right around the corner?) As with Netflix, they're the best positioned to ride that particular wave.
If self driving cars take off, Lyft will be the computing network that manages on-demand transportation including via self-driving cars. Not at all a short term business.
Can you expand on why Lyft would beat out another competitor like Uber, Sidecar or Google?
(I'm honestly curious and interested in learning more!)
Pretty sure Google is going to be the system that manages self-driving cars. No other organization has shown able to manage data at the scale they do.