Uber strikes deal with May Mobility to deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. May Mobility is the latest autonomous vehicle operator to team up with Uber to get more passengers into its robotaxis. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company, which has mainly focused on long-term transportation contracts, says it will deploy “thousands” of autonomous vehicles on Uber’s ridehailing platform across multiple US markets. May Mobility says its partnership with Uber will kickoff in Arlington, Texas, at the end of 2025. The first vehicles will operate with safety drivers, before transitioning to fully driverless. The companies will expand into new cities starting next year. May Mobility, which is backed by Toyota and BMW, has raised over $383 million over nine funding rounds. May Mobility currently owns a fleet of autonomous Toyota Sienna minivans, retrofitted with the company’s autonomous hardware and ... Read full article.