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Edwin Olson @edwinolson
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Our third-generation AV stack is rolling out, with coverage on @Forbes! Coming soon to a @May_Mobility vehicle near you-- forbes.com/sites/edgarsten/2…

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Today, we announced @May_Mobility's Series C fundraise! Welcome to our new investors: Tokio Marine, Toyota Tsusho, Bridgestone, SoftBank, State Farm, Next Century, SAIC, Wanxiang, and Karma! techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/ma…

May Mobility aims for driverless autonomous shuttles by 2023

May Mobility currently operates low-speed AVs designed to augment public transportation in five cities.

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I'm not very good at #Wordle, but can code tolerably. The best first word is "arose", which always eliminates 92.6% or more of words. Alternatively, "tares" eliminates 96.5% of words *on average*. Runners-up: "raise" and "rates". #WeekendCoding.
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Give me two weekends and I can put a web interface on the thing... #WeekendCoding Introducing "Wordle Coach"-- you enter your grid and it will tell you how well you did, and what you could have guessed instead! wordlecoach.com

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With three cities launched in partnership together, @ridewithvia and @May_Mobility are delivering autonomous vehicles into the world. Come take a ride- we're open for business! venturebeat.com/2022/01/06/m…

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Today, @May_Mobility logged its 300,000th public AV ride! Thank you Arlington TX, Indianapolis IN, Grand Rapids MI, Ann Arbor MI, and Higashi-Hiroshima Japan! #NiceToMoveYou
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Today, @May_Mobility appeared in @Forbes! I'm proud of the whole team for helping to bring our technology to the world, and for allowing the public to ride along-- to see what already works great, and to see what situations are challenging for AVs. forbes.com/sites/dalebuss/20…
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Why is @May_Mobility focusing on people-moving instead of logistics? Check out @ChiefExecGrp's article! chiefexecutive.net/one-ride-…

One Ride At A Time, May Mobility Stakes Lead In Autonomous Driving

Focusing on people-moving instead of freight logistics, Olson’s startup already is nearing unicorn status.

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Shout out to @CARandDRIVER for a great conversation about @May_Mobility #A2GO service and the technology that makes our approach to autonomy unique. Read more: caranddriver.com/features/a3…

Reporting on the Auto Industry with Intelligence, Independence, and Irreverence

Looking for information, entertainment, and enlightenment about cars, or are you angling to learn more about the ins and outs of the industry? Well, you've come to the right place.

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A shout-out to @ycombinator who included @May_Mobility on their list of Top Companies (July 2021)! YC was an amazing way to get started as a first-time CEO, and it's amazing to see our batch (S17) doing well! ycombinator.com/topcompanies
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I'm thrilled to announce the addition of Ryan Green to @May_Mobility's executive leadership team as our CFO. Adding his knowledge and experience to our team will help us continue to accelerate our business and execute May Mobility’s vision. maymobility.com/may-mobility…

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Want to build an AV company that can scale? You need fantastic vehicles that are born autonomy-ready. At @May_Mobility, we pulled back the curtain on one of the world's first "natively autonomous" Toyota Sienna, just part of our work together. finance.yahoo.com/news/may-m…

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Extra Tech-Crunchy-- hear the story of why I wanted external validation for @May_Mobility from a seed round (@trucksvc @mavenvc @tandemvc @ycombinator) before inking a deal with @Toyota_AI_VC. Joined by @jim_adler @NinaGroomsL. techcrunch.com/2021/05/18/ma…

May Mobility's Edwin Olson and Nina Grooms Lee and Toyota AI Ventures' Jim Adler on validating your...

Read on for highlights from our chat with Olson, Grooms Lee and Adler, or watch a recording of the full session, including our live pitch-off.

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Hello, Ann Arbor! Need a ride? mcity.umich.edu/mcity-helps-…
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AVs should be for everyone. It's #NicetoMoveYou #ArlingtonTX #AmericanDreamCity. arlingtontx.gov/news/my_arli…
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Heya @PeterCBigelow and @ljaautonews— awesome to be on your podcast. Everyone else— have a listen and be sure to check out their whole catalog! autonews.com/shift-podcast-a…

Edwin Olson charts bold changes at May Mobility (Episode 92)

An international expansion. A new vehicle platform. A new senior management team. The company's CEO discusses the company’s series of changes over the past year and its overall place in the transpo...

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I've published an essay today about the most important race in the AV industry -- the race to a viable, scalable business. What do you think? medium.com/may-mobility/comp…

Companies that don’t make money eventually run out of it. Even AV companies.

Authors note: The following post is my response to the Ars Technica article “Self-driving startups are becoming an endangered species.”…

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Now you can have the best of existing public transit and autonomous shuttles, all in one place! @May_Mobility has launched our newest shuttles in the @CityOfArlington, integrated with @ridewithvia. dallasnews.com/news/transpor…

Self-driving vehicle service launches in Arlington

The new RAPID program not only provides a futuristic option in the city, but could serve as a blueprint for other communities.

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Exciting news today from University of Michigan - @UMRobotics announced the opening of a new building devoted to robotics research and teaching. It's a beautiful building, designed for interdisciplinary collaboration! news.engin.umich.edu/2021/03…

U-Michigan, Ford open world-class robotics complex

The facility will accelerate the future of advanced and more equitable robotics and mobility.

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Our @Hiroshima_Univ partners named our service "HiroMobi" and created this great mascot for our vehicles!
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