OUR AV MICROTRANSIT SERVICES HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN 300,000 PUBLIC AUTONOMOUS RIDES IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
A2GO
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Operations:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
On-Demand Service Area:
2.64 square miles
Vehicles in service:
4 Lexus RX 450h
1 Wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM
A2GO offers public on-demand shared free rides and accessibility through the streets of Ann Arbor. Visit the Farmers Market in Kerrytown, The Diag, Michigan Union, 4M Venue, Yost Arena, or to the Amtrak train station. Riders simply request a free ride at a pickup location indicated on the May Mobility mobile app from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Located in the heart of Ann Arbor, home of May Mobility’s headquarters, the A2GO service brings the second-ever public, on-demand autonomous microtransit deployment in the state of Michigan. In partnership with Ann Arbor Spark, MCity, !important and 4M; May Mobility incorporates five autonomous vehicles (AVs), including one wheelchair-accessible vehicle. A2GO was launched in October of 2021 and serves downtown Ann Arbor and portions of the University of Michigan at the campus.
ARLINGTON RAPID
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Operations:
Monday – Friday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
On-Demand Service Area:
1 square mile
Vehicles in service:
4 Lexus RX 450h
1 Wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM
Get around downtown Arlington from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Maverick Stadium to the Arlington Museum of Art and around campus at UTA. Catch a ride from Monday to Friday at 12 p.m. to -8 p.m. with the Via app currently used for on-demand Arlington RAPID (Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration) service public transit available to riders. To request the wheelchair-accessible vehicle, please call 817-784-7382.
Arlington RAPID, the first program in the United States to integrate on-demand, autonomous vehicles (AVs) into an existing public transportation service, has provided more than 28,000 trips in its first year to residents, university students, and visitors around Downtown and The University of Texas at Arlington campus. With the support from the Federal Transit Administration’s Integrated Mobility Innovation Program to the City of Arlington, May Mobility operates five AVs, including one wheelchair-accessible AV into Via’s existing on-demand public transit service app. This service, known as Arlington RAPID, is a partnership between May Mobility, Via, the City of Arlington, and the University of Texas at Arlington.
TOGETHER IN MOTION
FISHERS, INDIANA
Operations:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Route Length:
2.9 miles
Vehicles in service:
5 Lexus RX 450h
1 Wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM
The first public transportation in the city offers free rides through the Nickel Plate district, medical facilities, amphitheater, city hall, restaurants, the library, downtown events, and retail like Target. Riders hop on to a designated stop from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The service is first-come, first-serve, so if you see an available vehicle at a stop, then take a ride! To request the wheelchair-accessible vehicle, please call (463) 237-3915.
Starting in June 2021, Together in Motion Indiana’s autonomous vehicles (AV) operated by May Mobility will provide rides in the Indianapolis area. The two concurrent pilots, in Indianapolis (June 2021 – November 2021) and Fishers (December 2021 – June 2022) are a partnership between Toyota Mobility Foundation, Energy Systems Network (ESN), IEDC, the City of Fishers, and May Mobility to provide free AV rides to the community.
AVGR
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Operations:
Pilot service has ended
July 2019-April 2021
On-Demand Service Area:
4.21 square miles
Vehicles in service:
3 Lexus RX 450h
May Mobility moved around downtown Grand Rapids with the first publicly available autonomous vehicle deployment in Michigan, with a focus on complementing existing DASH public transportation networks. May Mobility connected to local businesses, entertainment, educational institutions, and parking.
Launched in coordination with public and private partners across the City of Grand Rapids, the Autonomous Vehicle Grand Rapids (AVGR) began as a 3.2 square mile fixed autonomous route operated on and in complement to the city’s existing DASH West bus route. The service was originally launched in 2019 with a fleet of 4 electric Polaris GEM shuttles and 1 wheelchair-accessible vehicle. In July of 2021, the service was upgraded to on-demand powered by Via with a fleet of 4 Lexus RX 450h and 1 wheelchair-accessible vehicle. The free on-demand service is available to riders via the May Mobility app and is a partnership between May Mobility, Mobile GR and Gentex Corporation. The pilot service ended on April 2022.
AUTONO-MAAS
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
Service launch date:
March 15, 2021
Route length:
3.2 square miles
Vehicles in service:
2 Polaris GEM
A unique, mixed-use mobility services deployment showcases autonomous vehicle (AV) capabilities across public transportation and goods delivery. Get a ride to your destination on our fixed route across Hiroshima University’s campus.
Sponsored by the Higashi-Hiroshima City Autono-MaaS Promotion Consortium, May Mobility began operating a public route on Hiroshima University’s Higashi-Hiroshima campus starting in March 2021. In subsequent phases of the project, the service area will increase and begin to incorporate on-demand service and mixed-use mobility services by incorporating passenger rides and grocery delivery. The overall goal of the project is to show a practical application of mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) by combining AV technology and various mobility services.
