US EditionUber Adds May Mobility to Its Roster of Self-Driving Vehicle Partnerships
- Uber revealed a multi-year collaboration with May Mobility to introduce autonomous rideshare vehicles in the city of Arlington, located in Texas, with the initial rollout scheduled for late 2025.
- This partnership builds on May Mobility's background operating small-scale autonomous shuttles in Arlington since 2021 and leverages Uber's existing AV platform integration efforts.
- May Mobility will deploy a fleet of Toyota Sienna minivans powered by hybrid-electric technology and integrated with its autonomous driving system, initially operating with safety drivers before transitioning to fully autonomous service.
- May Mobility intends to introduce a large fleet of self-driving vehicles on Uber’s network nationwide, with broader expansion anticipated in 2026, while Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted the company’s commitment to rapidly increasing access to autonomous transportation throughout the U.S.
- This collaboration indicates growing competition in the AV market and suggests wider access to autonomous ride-hailing, although surveys show many American drivers remain hesitant to use driverless cars.
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Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) will operate more self-driving taxis through its platform as the ride-hailing giant announced a partnership with May Mobility Inc. What Happened: The company plans to deploy "thousands" of May Mobility autonomous vehicles in the multi-year partnership, with a pilot launch set for the latter part of 2025 in Arlington, Texas, according to an official statement released on Thursday. Under the terms of the agreemen…
Uber strikes deal with May Mobility to deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis
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