May Mobility Launches First Driverless Service in Sun City, Arizona

The autonomous vehicles, monitored by tele-assist operators, will run daily without an operator in the driver's seat.

May Mobility has launched its first driverless service for riders on public roads in Sun City, Arizona, marking the first time the company will transport customers in its autonomous vehicles without a safety driver on-board.
The company's 'rider-only vehicles' will run daily without an operator sitting in the driver's seat, with each vehicle being monitored virtually by an individual tele-assist operator who can assist if needed.
May Mobility's autonomous vehicles are guided by its Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology, which runs real-time, on-board simulations to analyze thousands of possible scenarios every second, choosing the safest one to execute.
The company began operating on public roads in Sun City with a safety operator in April 2023, and what they learned over the last eight months enabled the company to launch the driverless service now.
May Mobility is currently offering services with an Autonomous Vehicle Operator (AVO) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Arlington, Texas, and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and plans to expand its rider-only service to other cities and sites after implementing feedback from the Sun City driverless deployment.