2024-12-22T03:37:07-05:00 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>