2024-11-21T13:47:13-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150173994/may-mobility-and-toyota-lead-push-for-autonomous-transport-to-further-mobility-for-all-efforts Sean Joyner 2019-12-11T11:20:00-05:00 >2019-12-11T11:20:44-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a086d4d32a8b412858c481643e8099b0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Ann Arbor-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider May Mobility and Toyota are taking steps forward to realize their mission to transform cities through <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150037908/america-and-the-av-digital-mobility-for-architects" target="_blank">autonomous transport</a>.&nbsp;With demand rising, Toyota has led a new round of funding of $50 million that will aid the TaaS provider in expanding their vehicle fleet and hire more people.&nbsp;</p> <p>May Mobility is currently focusing on the US first-mile-last-mile transportation market, primarily the urban core areas with its current fleet of electric vehicles having already provided over 170,000 revenue-generating rides. The company is also growing its enterprise service with public and private customers in Detroit, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, and Providence, RI.</p> <p>"By working together, we hope to accelerate our efforts at Toyota aimed towards realizing 'Mobility for All'," said Keiju Yamamoto, Toyota Operating Officer and President of Toyota's in-house Connected Company. With the&nbsp;<em>Toyota Mobility Foundation,</em> the auto giant has invested...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150171176/lyft-deployed-200-long-range-electric-vehicles-into-its-denver-rental-fleet Sean Joyner 2019-11-20T11:03:00-05:00 >2019-11-20T11:03:47-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a7e0e87ad6e326452d8f73c821c0ffa.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Lyft recently announced that it deployed 200 long-range electric vehicles (EVs) into its Express Drive program in Denver. The Express Drive program operates in nearly three dozen U.S. cities and allows drivers to rent vehicles through Lyft's partners instead of committing to longer-term options such as leasing or buying their own.</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to <em>Smart Cities Dive</em>, the effort is part of Lyft's larger plan for a fully electrified fleet. The vehicles will be available this December.</p>