Lyft and Waymo plan to operate in harmony in the Music City.

Lyft announced it is joining the self-driving technology company in a partnership to bring Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service to Nashville, beginning in 2026.

With the collaboration, Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., will use Lyft’s proprietary integrated fleet management services through its Flexdrive subsidiary, including vehicle maintenance, infrastructure and depot operations for the Nashville fleet.

“Waymo has proven its autonomous technology works at scale,” Lyft CEO David Risher said. “When combined with Lyft’s customer obsession and world-class fleet management capabilities, it’s two great tastes that go great together.”

The companies said Waymo’s fully autonomous vehicles will be available for rides on the Waymo app initially, with plans to also dispatch the fleet through Lyft’s network later next year, using a “dynamic marketplace integration” that enables Waymo to make its vehicles available for matching with rides on the Lyft network and requested rides on the Waymo network.

That approach maximizes fleet use, the companies said, while giving riders on both platforms access to Waymo’s AVs. In Nashville, the AVs will serve riders alongside Lyft’s driver community, which Lyft said helps “usher in Lyft’s vision of a human-centered, hybrid future.”

As part of the partnership, Lyft will construct a purpose-built AV fleet management facility with charging and vehicle service capabilities. Waymo’s AVs will be supported by Flexdrive’s fleet management, designed to maximize uptime, ensure optimal performance and reduce operational costs.

“Lyft’s extensive fleet management capabilities through Flexdrive make them an ideal partner for expanding to Nashville,” Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said. “We can’t wait to introduce Music City’s residents and visitors to the convenient, consistent, safe and magical Waymo experience.”

In July, Waymo announced a similar deal with Avis Budget Group to provide fleet operations services for an autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas, also to be launched in 2026, though that service will be available only through the Waymo app with no ride-matching component.