The Lyft-GM Deal and Why You Probably Won’t Buy a Self-Driving Car

For years, the US auto industry has eyed Silicon Valley with a mix of envy and anxiety. As the tech sector has boomed, Detroit automakers have seen companies from Google to Tesla, Uber, and Apple force a rethinking of how personal transportation will work in the future. But now the two sides have come together in a deal that reimagines Silicon Valley and Detroit as allies rather than antagonists.