May Mobility’s focus on improving accessibility means that all fleets include wheelchair-accessible vehicles equipped with an ADA-compliant ramping system. Together, the companies design customized AV services that consider the ridership requirements of each of the communities they serve. May Mobility and Via operate in a mix of urban, suburban, and rural cities each with unique needs. The next stage of our partnership with May Mobility will enable us to continue to introduce AVs as an equitable, efficient, and sustainable transportation solution for communities around the globe.” “We support all riders and respect the diversity of their needs.

“May Mobility and Via share a belief that autonomous vehicles are most impactful when they are accessible and shared and complement existing public transit infrastructure,” says Dillon Twombly, chief revenue officer at Via.

This expanded agreement will enable faster, more streamlined launch operations for future sites worldwide. The combination of Via’s intelligent routing and booking software with May Mobility’s AV technology efficiently and reliably transports riders to and from popular hubs such as corporate, hospital, and university campuses or stores, restaurants, and churches. Powered by Via’s AI-based booking and intelligent routing algorithms, on-demand rides are available to anyone through a Via-powered app, which matches riders headed in the same direction into one vehicle to create efficient, flexible shared trips. Over the next three years, May Mobility and Via will continue these strides, working together to incorporate thousands more AVs into the public transit systems of cities around the globe. May Mobility and Via have partnered since 2021 and currently offer on-demand, dynamically routed, and shared AV services in three cities. The communities we serve benefit from our combined depth of autonomy technology experience and fleet deployment solutions.” “Our partnership means that we can leverage each other’s strengths to address a larger customer base globally. “May Mobility and Via share a deep belief in technology’s ability to provide equitable transit solutions,” says Manik Dhar, chief commercial officer for May Mobility.

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