May Mobility unveiled a self-driving vehicle technology startup. CES 2025 Another vehicle in its portfolio: the electric, developed in partnership with European electric bus maker Tecnobus. Autonomous minibus.
Based in Ann Arbor May it move. Automated and routed autonomous shuttles on campuses and planned communities. Today its fleet consists of 40 Toyota Sienna minivans that have been retrofitted with May's software and hardware and can seat up to eight passengers. The Tecnobus vehicles, which May said will join its fleet of Siennas by late 2026, can carry up to 30 passengers, including those in wheelchairs.
May Mobility says its Tecnobus minibus is an urban transit; corporate campuses; Designed for airports and planned communities, May Mobility says the batteries can be swapped out to reduce downtime. The company also said its upcoming bus is approved for use in Europe and Canada.
TechCrunch asked May Mobility how many of these buses it intends to add to its fleet and in which markets it will be sold.
Today, Texas Arlington launches shuttle services with a driver behind the wheel. Detroit Michigan and between Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and other cities. The startup has a presence in Japan. Telecom company NTT They agreed to license May's technology for an AV pilot in Nagoya. It was also actively deployed in Tokyo and Fukuoka in May, according to the company.
In addition, Malay recently published Small unmanned vehicle Deploying in Ann Arbor to test its capabilities without a human driver in the front seat.