May Mobility unveils a self-driving electric minivan at CES 2025

May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology startup, was unveiled in Consumer Electronics Show 2025 The next vehicle in its portfolio: a self-driving electric minibus built in partnership with European electric bus manufacturer Tecnobus.

Based in Ann Arbor May navigation Provides independent, on-demand, fixed-route shuttle services on campus and in planned communities. Today, its fleet consists of 40 Toyota Sienna minivans that have been retrofitted and updated with autonomous driving software and hardware for May, and can seat up to eight passengers. The Tecnobus vehicles, which May says will join its Sienna fleet in late 2026, can carry up to 30 passengers, including passengers who use wheelchairs.

May Mobility says its Tecnobus minibus is designed for urban transportation, corporate campuses, airports and planned communities, with interchangeable batteries that minimize downtime. The company also said its upcoming bus has been approved for use in Europe and Canada.

TechCrunch asked May Mobility how many of these buses it intends to add to its fleet and in which markets.

Today, the startup operates shuttle services with a driver behind the wheel in Arlington, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, among others. The startup also has a presence in Japan, where NTT Telecommunications Company It agreed to license May’s technology to an autonomous aerial vehicle pilot in Nagoya. It also has active deployments in Tokyo and Fukuoka, according to the company.

In addition, May recently launched a Small scale driverless shuttle It was deployed in Ann Arbor to test its capabilities with no human driver in the front seat.