Business ExpandingMay Mobility, a U.S. provider of self-driving technology, establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo and develops its business

Dec 05, 2022

May MobilityExternal site: a new window will open. provides self-driving software development and self-driving services based on its expertise accumulated through the development of autonomous driving for over 15 years.

May Mobility aims to realize a safer, greener, and more accessible mobility society through the social implementation of autonomous driving technology centered on its proprietary MPDM (Multi-Policy Decision Making) system.

Establishment
2021/02
Destination
Tokyo

  • ICT
  • USA

The company was established in 2017 by members of the Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Team at the University of Michigan in the United States. To date, the company has provided more than 300,000 self-driving shuttle services (rides) in nine U.S. cities and is an industry leader in self-driving technology and self-driving shuttle services.

In February 2021, May Mobility Japan, GK was established in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, and has conducted demonstration tests in Hiroshima Prefecture, aiming for social implementation in cooperation with companies and local governments.

JETRO's Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) provided consultation (labor) and arranged meetings with local governments for the company's business development in Japan.

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