May Mobility is launching its first driver-free commercial co-hail service
May Mobility deploys autonomous vehicles differently from its peers. Rather than exploiting robotaxis for individual hailages, May followed a “soft on a ramp“Approach to marketing by offering shuttles on demand and joint trips in campuses and along simple routes.
The startup announced on Wednesday the launch of its first full driver -free sales service in Peachtree Corners, in Georgia. The city falls into the Atlanta metropolitan region, where May intends to launch its autonomous vehicles On the Lyft application Later this year.
May has operated a free -free stand -out vehicle shuttle service Since September 2024 Along technology parkway, a section of 3 miles of road dedicated to AVS in the corners of Peachtree. But these rides had a human security operator while driving.
May has now removed the human security operator and loads the rides.
Peachtree Corners marks the third deployment without driver of May in the United States. The startup first launched a driverless service in Sun City, ArizonaA community planned for retired adults in December 2023. Almost a year later in November 2024, May launched a small -scale deployment of autonomous shuttles to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Mays service area in Georgia includes eight predefined stops along technological technology, including in destinations such as hotels, retail stores, office spaces and town hall. The May’s operating area is in a particularly focused part of Atlanta technology.
Technology Parkway, an autonomous vehicle test track of 3 miles compatible with 5G, is the centerpiece of Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners, a life laboratory belonging to the city and exploited designed as a test field for technology. This route is also equipped with cellular vehicle technology to everything intended to provide AVS with low latency and large -band connectivity for remote assistance.
BeepAnother startup with a similar mission, also operated a shuttle service Along the same route. Techcrunch has contacted BIP to find out if the company is still present in the city.
May intends to continue to develop slowly to the city center of the city, according to Brian Johnson, municipal director of Peachtree Corners.
Techcrunch has contacted May to find out how much the shared rides will cost and how many trips per day that the company had done so far.
The shuttle is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and each vehicle – a Toyota Sienna Autono -Maas – can hold up to five passengers at a time. The runners can reserve trips to one of the eight stops via the May Mobility application, which is powered by Transit Tech Company VIA.
