Uber’s US ride-hailing rival Lyft is teaming up with Alphabet’s Waymo, formerly the Google self-driving car project, to collaborate on the development of self-driving cars.

As first reported by the New York Times, and confirmed by both companies, the pair will work together to bring self-driving into the mainstream.

Lyft has made it clear that it is keen to work with the manufacturers of self-driving vehicles, rather than producing vehicles itself. At the beginning of last year, it formed a strategic alliance with General Motors aimed at creating an on-demand network of autonomous vehicles. This saw GM investing $500m (£339m, at the time) in the ride-hailing firm.

Waymo also hasn’t shied away from seeking partnerships. In December, Chrysler completed the production of 100 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans with Waymo’s self-driving system integrated. Waymo added another 500 of these vehicles to its fleet last month. Meanwhile, Waymo has been in talks with Honda regarding the potential integration of its technology into the Japanese automaker’s vehicles.

The agreement between the Lyft and Waymo will likely infuriate Uber – which has had its problems with both parties.

The San Francisco-based transportation network is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Waymo over allegations that it stole self-driving technology from the Alphabet-owned firm. Last month, it was revealed that Uber had been using a tracking software called ‘Hell’, which exploited a vulnerability in Lyft’s system, to identify which drivers worked for both Uber and Lyft.