May Mobility · robotaxi
May Mobility Lexus RX 450h
Hybrid Lexus SUVs fitted with May Mobility's driving system, which replaced its earlier low-speed shuttles before the Toyota Sienna took over.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A retired vehicle from May Mobility.
Real-world use
Ran an on-demand service booked through Via's app in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2021 to April 2022 (over 70,000 rides across the programme) and other early May pilots, with safety operators.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2021
- Released
- 2021
Maker
May MobilityCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Grand Rapids (Michigan); other May pilots 2021-2022
- Rides, miles or loads
- Grand Rapids pilot delivered over 70,000 rides before ending in April 2022; Lexus RX 450h vehicles joined the fleet in July 2021 (EE Times Asia, 2022).
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every May Mobility vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | May Mobility Lexus RX 450hMay Mobility |  Cruise OriginCruise (General Motors) with HondaSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Argo AI Ford Escape Hybrid robotaxiArgo AI with FordSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Argo AI third-generation test vehicle (Ford Fusion Hybrid)Argo AI with FordSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2021 | 2020-01 | 2022-05 | 2019 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
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