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We envision a safer, greener, more accessible world through autonomous mobility. We’re May Mobility. Nice to move you.

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Edwin Olson
Mar 25, 2021

Companies that don’t make money eventually run out of it. Even AV companies.

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May Mobility Team
Mar 12, 2021

A photograph of Amanda with her husband and two kids.

“People are free to be themselves here”: Amanda Krause, Sr. Manager of People Operations, reflects on her first few…

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Edwin Olson
Aug 18, 2020

Michigan takes a Huge Leap Forward in Transforming Cities through Autonomous Driving

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Alisyn Malek
Jan 7, 2020

The False Claim of CASE

We recently announced our series B fundraise, lead by Toyota Motor Corporation. This is a very exciting milestone for…

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Erin McCurry
Jan 2, 2020

An autonomous May Mobility shuttle with a wheelchair ramp deployed at a stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Meet Murphy, Grand Rapids’ First Accessible Autonomous Shuttle

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Jeremy Mulder
Aug 9, 2019

Are we there yet? 100,000 Rides in May Mobility’s Self-Driving Shuttle

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Alisyn Malek
Jul 10, 2019

Accessibility Is Not an Option: It’s Required.

We at May Mobility are in the business of reimagining cities with autonomous…

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Tara Lanigan
Apr 4, 2019

What May Mobility has in common with 20th-century elevators

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Edwin Olson
Feb 27, 2019

The Moore’s Law for Self-Driving Vehicles

As the CEO of a self-driving car company, I’m often asked…

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Edwin Olson
Feb 13, 2019

Fast Times at Self-Driving High

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High“ brilliantly captures the angst and…

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Alisyn Malek
Feb 4, 2019

The Future of Innovation at the Detroit Auto Show

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Steve Vozar
Jan 29, 2019

CES 2019 Reflections: The Importance of Building Solutions for Today, not Tomorrow

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Alisyn Malek
Jan 14, 2019

Ready for the Road Ahead

2018 was a year full of firsts at May Mobility: our first full year as a company, opening new offices in Detroit…

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Zafar Razzacki
Jan 7, 2019

Meet Myla 2.0, the latest vision for our self-driving May Shuttle

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Jeremy Mulder
Dec 18, 2018

Informed Opinions of Self-Driving Cars

Think about it. What if a new restaurant opened and everyone…

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Jeremy Mulder
Dec 10, 2018

Tracking May Mobility’s Customer Satisfaction with NPS

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Alisyn Malek
Dec 6, 2018

How multimodal transit could untangle city traffic

If you live in a big city, you probably feel the tight squeeze of more people, more cars, and more…

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Edwin Olson
Nov 14, 2018

Trolley Folly

A favorite debate around self-driving vehicles is the “trolley problem”: a self-driving vehicle finds itself in a pickle and must choose between two terrible outcomes (see this Washington Post Article). For example: should a self-driving car crash into a school bus in front of it, or should it drive up…

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Alisyn Malek
Sep 26, 2018

Roadblock to self-driving cars? Winning consumer trust

Consumer trust appears to be one of the biggest roadblocks to selling the notion of a self-driving future. When lives are on the line, people want to know that an automated vehicle is going to be able to detect everything in its path…

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Alisyn Malek
Sep 19, 2018

The Promise of Low Speed AVs in Solving Today’s Transportation Challenges

Transportation in cities is a challenge — while most people drive or use public transportation, these methods have been challenged by new ways for people to get to their final destination and beyond…

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Jeremy Mulder
Sep 17, 2018

Now Arriving: 10,000 Rides in a Self-Driving Shuttle

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Edwin Olson
Sep 4, 2018

How many nines does that make?

I came across an old photo of me during the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, when I worked with my MIT colleagues to develop a self-driving vehicle. Having just heard of an unexpected feature on the course, we were concerned that our car might screw up. So with minutes before…

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Edwin Olson
Sep 4, 2018

The problem with so-so driving

Self-driving cars should be good drivers, not so-so drivers. But are…

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Edwin Olson
Aug 22, 2018

Getting to Pluto with Self-Driving Vehicles

If Jupiter gets us to Pluto faster, what gets self-driving vehicles to the robo-taxi market faster?

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