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May Mobility Autonomous Sienna at Grand Rapids

May Mobility's autonomous, ADA-accessible Toyota Sienna minivan fleet running its Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) autonomy stack for microtransit / robotaxi service.

May Mobility Autonomous Sienna by May Mobility · Operated by May Mobility · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of May Mobility

May Mobility's footage of its driverless ride experience in Ann Arbor, operated on its autonomous Toyota Sienna platform. Geofenced microtransit; the driver-out status (no safety operator) is site-specific.

May Mobility launched its first commercial autonomous shuttle service in Grand Rapids in October 2019, operating Toyota Sienna-based autonomous vehicles. The service marked the company's initial commercial deployment of driverless shuttle operations in the city.

Key facts

Operator
May Mobility
Robot model
May Mobility Autonomous Sienna
Coverage
Grand Rapids
Start
October 2019
Status
First commercial autonomous shuttle service
Use Case
Driverless shuttle operations

Safety record

No incidents on record for May Mobility Autonomous Sienna at Grand Rapids.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-22
Operator
May Mobility
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2019-10-01
ID
4f521994-635a-44ac-b671-b8f6979b08c2

Timeline

  1. Oct 2019
    First recorded
    May Mobility Autonomous Sienna first documented operating at Grand Rapids.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

May Mobility Autonomous Sienna operates in Grand Rapids. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

  1. May Mobility: First commercial autonomous shuttle service launches in Grand Rapids, 2019 · https://maymobility.com/news/may-mobility-launches-first-commercial-service-grand-rapids/
  2. MLive: May Mobility launches autonomous shuttle in Grand Rapids, Oct 2019 · https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/10/may-mobility-launches-driverless-shuttle-service.html
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-22

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for May Mobility Autonomous Sienna at Grand Rapids.

Common questions

What is the May Mobility Autonomous Sienna deployment at Grand Rapids?
May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, built by May Mobility, is recorded as a deployment at Grand Rapids on the DEPLOY registry. May Mobility operates the deployment directly.
Who operates May Mobility Autonomous Sienna at Grand Rapids?
May Mobility, the manufacturer of May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the May Mobility Autonomous Sienna deployment at Grand Rapids go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the May Mobility Autonomous Sienna deployment at Grand Rapids?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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