May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology startup, unveiled at CES 2025 the next vehicle in its portfolio: an electric, autonomous minibus made in partnership with European electric bus manufacturer Tecnobus.
Ann Arbor-based May Mobility offers on-demand and fixed-route autonomous shuttles on campuses and in planned communities. Today its fleet consists of 40 Toyota Sienna minivans that have been retrofitted with May’s software and hardware self-driving stack, and can seat up to eight passengers. The Tecnobus vehicles, which May says will join its fleet of Siennas in late 2026, can carry up to 30 passengers, including passengers with wheelchairs.
May Mobility says its Tecnobus minibus is designed for urban transit, corporate campuses, airports, and planned communities, with swappable batteries that minimize downtime. The company also said its upcoming bus is approved for use in Europe and Canada.
TechCrunch has asked May Mobility how many of these buses it intends to add to its fleet, and in which markets.
Today, the startup operates shuttle services with a driver behind the wheel in Arlington, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, among other cities. The startup also has a presence in Japan, where telecom company NTT has agreed to license May’s technology for an AV pilot in Nagoya. May also has active deployments in Tokyo and Fukuoka, according to the company.
Additionally, May recently launched a small-scale driverless shuttle deployment in Ann Arbor to test its capabilities with no human driver in the front seat.