Rumors of Elon Musk buying out Lyft have been around for quite some time. If you Google "Elon Musk buy Lyft" many articles from MSM have been cycling for years...
If there was ever a time, with Lyfts current market cap at $3.5B, ... It's kinda a steal to knock out a primary competition. And, with Tesla's autonomous vehicles, integrating a customer base, could expand Tesla's overall presence.