According to foreign media reports，U.S. online ride-hailing company Lyft launches in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday，Marks the company’s first time outside the U.S. competing with larger rival Uber。

Lyft positions itself as a “friendlier version of Uber”，Due to concealing the large-scale data breach that occurred in 2016，Uber is currently facing investigations from governments around the world，Includes Canada。Uber has been criticized for flouting regulations，And accused of stealing trade secrets。

“Today is a very important day for 188bet app Lyft，” Lyft Toronto general manager Tim Houghton said。After his speech，Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman places Lyft’s first order in Canada，Send toys to a local hospital。

“Passengers want an alternative，And drivers know Lyft cares about the driver community，And want to have this experience，" Holden said。

His name，Over 50,000 Toronto residents have downloaded the Lyft app，But refused to disclose how many drivers the company has signed，Only means more than 100 digits。

According to Uber，It has 32,000 drivers in Toronto who completed at least four orders in the last month。

“We are committed to ensuring we have the right number of drivers，To meet this market demand，" Holden said in the interview。

Houghton declined to say whether Lyft plans to launch the service in other Canadian cities。Lyft will give 75% to 80% of fares to drivers，Comparable to Uber。

Uber has been operating in Canada for five years，It says it welcomes competition from Lyft，Because this can expand the shared travel market。

Lyft raised $1 billion in October，The amount of financing has since increased by 50% to US$1.5 billion。

This round of financing was led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s investment company，Values ​​Lyft at $11.5 billion。

Uber shareholders Fidelity Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund also participated in the latest round of financing，Also includes existing investor AllianceBernstein、Baillie Gifford、KKR、Janus Henderson and Rakuten Group。

Uber’s reputation has been damaged due to a series of scandals，Lyft’s market share has grown significantly in the U.S. this year。

According to a private investor document obtained by Bloomberg，Lyft will stop losing money for the first time in the first half of next year。But recently，Lyft continues to increase investment，To take advantage of Uber’s recent weakness。

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