Recode Decode: John Zimmer, Lyft President

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Lyft President John Zimmer sits down with Kara Swisher to talk about the company's transition from ridesharing to autonomous cars, the focus of a recently announced partnership with GM. He also discusses whether Lyft is being aggressive enough in its competition with Uber and the regulatory challenges both companies face in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.4	Recode radio presents recode decode hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:34.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, executive editor of Recode.
0:36.6	You may know me as the world's foremost collector of pink fuzzy moustaches,
0:40.0	but in my spare time I talk tech and you're listening to recode decode,
0:43.7	a podcast about Silicon Valley's key players, big ideas,
0:46.8	and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:48.8	Today in the red chair we have John Zimmer, the president of ride chair and company lift.
0:53.7	Like its main competitor, Uber,
0:55.4	lift is trying to change how we think about transportation and car ownership
0:58.7	and upending the entire taxi industry. Welcome, John.
1:02.4	Thanks for having me. How you doing?
1:03.7	Good. Good. I have a little bit of a cold today,
1:05.2	so I apologize for sounding horrible.
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