Here?s Why Big Automakers Are Investing in May Mobility, an Autonomous-Shuttle Startup
Standing on a street corner in downtown Detroit on a brisk winter afternoon, Kevin Bopp watched in frustration as a large bus pulled to a nearby curb and dropped off its lone passenger.
?That?s one of ours,? he said, wincing toward the bus.
He?s not happy about that fact. Bopp is the vice president of parking at Bedrock, a commercial real-estate firm that owns more than 90 properties in the city, and part of his duties include moving approximately 4000 people each day from their parking spots to their offices. A fleet of 25-seat buses like the one at the curb is part of that operation. But these buses are expensive to run, often unpleasant for riders, and, as the single passenger aboard illustrates, notoriously under capacity.
?That?s not efficient, and not something I want to continue long term,? he said. ?I want to manage a network that?s more efficient and curated for what makes sense for our needs throughout the day.? Bopp and others like him who oversee transportation and logistics networks across business parks, university campuses, and downtown corridors are exploring their options at a time when alternatives are flourishing. Increasingly, those include the prospect of using autonomous micro-size shuttle buses along these sorts of routes. Last fall, Bedrock partnered with May Mobility, a startup based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that uses automated shuttles to provide transportation services, in a closely watched pilot project. The results have left both sides intereste...
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