随着Uber和Lyft等打车服务规模的扩大和自动驾驶汽车技术越来越受欢迎（这可能导致服务变得更便宜），有研究指出纽约或旧金山等人口稠密城市的私人汽车保有量可能会下降。根据Engadget的一份报告， Lyft正在旧金山的部分地区推出“ Lyft Rentals ”汽车租赁服务 ，以满足那些不再想要购买汽车或希望租赁车辆的人。

顾名思义，Rentals是Lyft推出的类似传统汽车租赁的服务。不过这无需前往汽车租赁办公室或打电话给代理 - 似乎一切都通过Lyft的专用应用程序处理。

Lyft Rentals主要面向可能涉及大约周末旅行时间的旅行，其每日定价模式使得这一点非常清晰。对于“标准轿车”，用户每天将需要支付约60美元，而SUV将需要每天支付100美元。

一些有用的配件是免费提供的，包括后挂自行车架和轮胎防滑链，而其他附加装置，如意外损坏保险，用户将需要支付大约16美元。值得注意的是，无论您选择何种方案，Lyft租赁车队的所有车辆都是全新的。

目前，Lyft Rentals正处于早期测试阶段，因此无法确定其是否会长期存在或推广到美国其他地区。

（资料来源：cnBeta.COM）

English Digest

With the expansion of taxi services such as Uber and Lyft and the growing popularity of autonomous vehicle technology (which may lead to cheaper services), research suggests that private car ownership in densely populated cities such as New York or San Francisco may decline. According to a report from Engadget, Lyft is launching a “Lyft Rentals”of car rental service in parts of San Francisco to meet the needs of those who no longer want to buy a car or want to rent a car.

There is , Rentals is a kind of service similar to traditional car rentals offered by Lyft. But this doesn~q~t require going to the car rental office or calling the agent - it seems that everything is handled through Lyft~q~s special application.

Lyft Rentals is primarily made for traveling that may involve weekend travel time, and its daily pricing model makes this very clear. For a "standard car," the user has to pay about $60 a day, and the SUV needs $100 a day.

Some useful accessories are provided free of charge, including a rear-mounted bicycle frame and a tire chain, while other attachments, such as accidental damage insurance, will cost approximately $16. It is worth noting that no matter which option you choose, all the vehicles of the Lyft rental fleet are brand new.

Currently, Lyft Rentals is in the early stages of testing, so it is not certain whether it will persist or be extended to other parts of the United States.