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May Mobility driverless service

by May MobilityUS

PilotStage 3 of 5

Driverless rides in select US communities, expanding with Uber and Lyft in 2026.

Updated 23 Oct 2025Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Uber service in Arlington, TX
  1. First driverless commercial service (Peachtree Corners, GA)Feb 2025Complete.
  2. Lyft service in Atlanta2025Complete.
  3. Uber service in Arlington, TXTarget 2026Current milestone.

Most important updates

  • 23 Oct 2025
  • 10 Sep 2025
  • 1 May 2025
  • 12 Feb 2025
  • 6 Nov 2024

Upcoming

  1. 2026Uber service in Arlington, TX (next)
  2. 2026Expansion to Southeast Asia with Grab, planned for 2026 subject to regulation

Current obstacles

  • Scaling beyond small zonesServices run in small areas; bigger cities need wider testing and larger fleets.

Physics limits

  • People are not fully predictableA car must guess what pedestrians, cyclists and drivers will do next. That future is uncertain, so planners must keep safety margins that cost speed in dense traffic.
  • Proving safety takes vast mileageUS drivers average about one fatal crash per 100 million miles. Showing a robot driver is safer with statistical confidence takes hundreds of millions of driverless miles (RAND estimated ~275M).

How it works

3 parts
A May Mobility Toyota Sienna with lidar and cameras on the roof and bumpers
A May Mobility Toyota Sienna with lidar and cameras on the roof and bumpersPhoto: City of Detroit · Public domain (opens commons.wikimedia.org)
Planning

Imagining many futures

Its Multi-Policy Decision Making simulates many possible futures for each nearby road user in real time and picks the safest plan.

Vehicles

Toyota Sienna minivans

Toyota Sienna hybrids carry lidar, radar and cameras and are controlled through Toyota's vehicle interface.

Service

Small zones, partner apps

Riders book in set areas through May's app or via Uber and Lyft.

Update log

5 updates

Thu 23 Oct 2025

  • Minor: PressFunding

Wed 10 Sep 2025

  • Minor: PressCommercial

Thu 1 May 2025

  • Minor: PressPartnership

Wed 12 Feb 2025

  • Major: PressCommercial

Wed 6 Nov 2024

  • Minor: PressPartnership

About May Mobility

The team behind May Mobility driverless service

May Mobility

Driverless shuttles and ride-hail, Toyota Sienna

Ann Arbor-based May Mobility runs self-driving shuttles and ride-hail minivans, mainly Toyota Siennas. Its software plays out many possible futures in real time before choosing a move. It partners with Lyft and Uber.

  • Launched its first paid driverless ride-hail service in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, in 2025.
  • Uber partnership starting in Arlington, Texas; Lyft partnership in Atlanta.
  • Toyota is a major investor and vehicle supplier.

maymobility.com (opens maymobility.com)Company profile →

Founded
20179 yrs
Headquarters
United States
Status
Private
Valuation
private
Works in
VehiclesSelf-driving shuttles
Coverage
1 program · 5 updateslatest 23 Oct 2025checked 25 Sep
Partners
Uber (opens uber.com)Lyft (opens lyft.com)
Investors
Toyota (opens global.toyota)
People
Edwin Olson (opens en.wikipedia.org)Co-founder and CEO
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