>> WELCOME BACK YOUR GENDER
SHAKERS ON THIS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON A TON OF THE SHUTTLE
SERVICE MAY MOBILITY
RAISING $50 MILLION IN A SERIES
B FUNDING ROUND LED BY TOYOTA
MAY MOBILITY COUNTS 25 SHELLS
ACROSS 3 CITIES, DETROIT
FRIEND.
IT HAS AMBITIONS TO
REACH 20 BUS SHUTTLES IN EACH
OF THOSE LOCATIONS WITH US NOW
IS OUT AND THEY LOOK CO-FOUNDER
AND CEO
C O MAY MOBILITY HOUSE
UNCERTAINTY ON THE SHOW A TAKE
US INTO WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
INSIDE ONE OF THE ECONOMY
SHUTTLES.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU
GUYS TODAY, THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME SO WHEN
YOU GET INTO ONE OF OUR SHOVELS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
ACTUALLY PROUDER PRIDE
OURSELVES ON IS THAT THE
FEELING ISN'T THAT DIFFERENT
FROM HAVING A HUMAN DRIVER.
SO WE'VE WORKED ON OTHER
FEATURES TOO AND TO DRIVE
RIDERS ATTENTION WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A FULL GLASS ROOF IN THE
TOP OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ALLOWS
YOU TO JUST KICK BACK AND
ACTUALLY WATCH THE SKYLINE AS A
RESULT FROM POINT A TO POINT B
ONE OF THE DISTANCES THAT.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING TRANSPORTED
AND HONESTLY.
>> SO IN DETROIT THAT'S OUR
SHORTEST ROUTE THAT'S ABOUT A
HALF.
>> MILE BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
OUR ROUTE THAT WE
OPERATE IN A DUNCE THAT'S
ACTUALLY A FIVE-MILE LOOP.
SO SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT 2
AND A HALF 3 MILES TO GET
ACROSS TOWN AND TO ACCESS OTHER
FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION ONE OF
THE.
>> KIND OF ROLES THAT YOU WANT
TO FILL WITH THIS NEW CAPITAL.
>> SO WITH THIS NEW CAPITAL WE
ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN HIRING
WERE
ROBOTICS ENGINEERS AS WE WORK
ON ADVANCING THE SYSTEM TO
FULLY BRING THAT SAFETY DRIVER
OUT OF THE V A PEOPLE WHO NEED
MORE ABOUT
ITS ENGINEERS. WE'RE ALSO GOING
TO BE GROWING OUR SALES AND
MARKETING AND OPERATIONS SEEM
SO MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR
CAREERS PAGE.
>> ONE OF THE REGULATORY HOOPS
THAT YOU HAVE TO JUMP IN ORDER
TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY. NOT ONLY ME GO.
BUT ALSO OKAY WITH THE
COMPANIES IN AREAS THAT ARE
WORKING WITH.
>> SO FROM A REGULATORY
PERSPECTIVE WE'VE TRIED TO BE
REALLY KOPPEL
ABOUT WHERE WE SO STATES THAT
HAVE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
THAT ALLOWS FOR AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES OPERATE ON
PUBLIC ROADS AS WELL AS THE
VEHICLE PLATFORM THAT WE USE
THE VEHICLE THAT WE START WITH
IS CALLED THE LIST JAM AND
THAT'S A LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC
VEHICLE WHICH IS ACTUALLY OF
VERY SPECIFIC. A FEDERAL
CLASSIFICATION WHICH ALLOWS US
TO WORK A LITTLE BIT MORE
CLOSELY WITH THE DRIVING AND
STEERING
SYSTEMS WITH CHANGING ITS ITS
FEDERAL APPROVAL AND SO WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
THAT SAID TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S AN EXCEPT DOUBLE WAIT TO
CONTINUE HAVING A SAFE VEHICLE
THAT UP GREAT AND THEN WE WORK
WITH.
WHEN WE
WORK WITH OUR CUSTOMERS A LOT
OF THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT
WE USE IN ACTUALLY HAVING THE
VEHICLES OUT AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE
SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS AND SO
WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR
CUSTOMERS TO MAKE SURE MEETING
THOSE NEEDS.
>> AND SO TOYOTA, LET'S TALK
ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY LED
THIS $50 MILLION INVESTMENT
ROUND. ULTIMATELY THIS ISN'T
MAJOR EFFORT FOR NOT JUST
TOYOTA, BUT ALL OF THE MAJOR
AUTO MANUFACTURERS IS HOW DID
THEY GET MORE INTO AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CALLS AND THE OVERLAP BETWEEN
THE 2 AS WELL
TO NOTABLE THE AD TOYOTA HAD
ACTUALLY PRESENTED THE POUND
WHICH IS AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM,
A COUPLE YEARS AGO CS IS
THERE ANY OVERLAP WORST
TOYOTA'S KIND OF ROLE ARE THEY
GOING TO TAKE A ROLE IN HELPING
OUT MAY MOBILITY.
>> SO WE HAVE A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS GOING ON ACROSS
ALL FRONTS. I
CAN'T SPECULATE AND HE IN
PARTICULAR TODAY, BUT I THINK
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS TO
TAKE AWAY IS THAT TOYOTA DOES
REALLY BELIEVE AND HOW WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT AUTONOMOUS
TRANSPORTATION AS A SERVICE AND
THAT'S BUT WE THINK IS MOST
EXCITING WHEN YOU THINK OF
ABOUT ALL OF THE NEWS THAT
COMES OUT ABOUT AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES A LOT OF IT'S
HYPOTHETICAL WHAT THEY COULD DO
HOW THEY COULD WORK AND WE'RE
OUT THERE
DOING IT. I IT WAS ACTUALLY
INTERESTING TODAY WILL ANNOUNCE
THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED 100,000
RIGHT. THEY'VE BEEN GIVING
RIDES FOR QUITE A LONG TIME WE
ACTUALLY
SURPASSED THAT. LINE EARLIER
THIS YEAR AFTER ABOUT 12 MONTHS
IN SERVICE AND ARE COMING UP ON
200,000 AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR. SO WE WE WERE ABLE TO
REALLY HELP TOYOTA UNDERSTAND
AND THAT OUR APPROACH OF
BRINGING THIS TRANSPORTATION IN
HELPING TO SOLVE THAT FIRST
MILE LAST MILE TRANSPORTATION
CHALLENGING COMMUNITIES IS
REALLY THE BEST WAY TO GET OUT
THERE AND GET SKIN BILL AND
IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION
FOR PEOPLE.
>> SAFETY IS A BIG CONCERN
ACROSS OT. ECONOMISTS RIGHT NOW
AND FOR THE VEHICLE
SPECIFICALLY A PARTICULAR
EXCUSE ME. HOW ARE YOU WORKING
TO ENSURE THAT THIS ISN'T AN
ISSUE FOR MAINE.
>> SO SAFETY AND RELIABILITY
ARE ABSOLUTELY KEY
THAT'S PART. THE REASON
ACTUALLY THAT WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED TO HAVE OUR ENTIRE
ENGINEERING TEAM BASED IN
MICHIGAN. WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE
SAFETY EXPERTS AND THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT CAN
HELP MAKE SURE WE ARE MEETING
THE RIGHT TYPE OF
DESIGN GUIDELINES. A BIG PART
OF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IS
ACTUALLY HAVING REDUNDANCY IT'S
NOT JUST THAT IT SAFE WHEN IT
OUT CREATING THE RIGHT WAY
IT'S ACTUALLY THAT THE SYSTEM
NEEDS TO BE SAFE EVEN WHEN
SOMETHING BREAKS AND SO WHEN
YOU LOOK AROUND OUR VEHICLES WE
ACTUALLY HAVE
REDUNDANT SENSING
YOU CAN'T SEE IT ALL THE
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE RADARS THAT
ARE HIDDEN UNDER THE BUMPERS
BUT A LOT OF OUR SYSTEM DESIGN
TIME IS TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT
THAT REDUNDANCY
BAKED IN.
>> AND SO THE CAR IS ALWAYS SEE
OKAY SO I WANT TO I WANT TO HIT
ON THAT DETECTING OR THIS 1000
VERY
BRIEFLY ON.
>> WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY
SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU HAVE TO
AVOID COLLISIONS AND MAKE TO
MAKE HIS CAR SAID LIGHT OUR
RADAR WHAT EXACTLY
ARE USING.
>> SO THERE'S SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
WE USE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT
SENSORS LIGHT OUR
AN HERSCHEL UNITS AND
THE REAL SPECIAL SAUCE OF HOW
WE OPERATE THE VEHICLE WE TAKE
ALL OF THAT SENSOR
INFORMATION N AND THEN HOW A
REALLY SPECIFIC WAY THAT OUR
VEHICLE THINKS ABOUT THE HIM A
NATION
THAT SCENE AND THAT COMES FROM
RESEARCH THAT MY CO-FOUNDER
SAID AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY LICENSE OUT WE STARTED
THE COMPANY THAT'S CALLED MULTI
POLICY DECISION-MAKING IT'S
REALLY DIFFERENT EVERYBODY ELSE
IN INDUSTRY AND BUILDS ON THE
DECK. HE'S OF EXPERIENCE OF MY
CO-FOUNDERS HAVEN'T THE SPACE
ALLOWING US TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS
WHATEVER'S GOING ON AROUND THE
VEHICLE BASED ON WHAT THE
SENSORS
ARE SEEING AND COME UP WITH A
WAY TO NEGOTIATE JUST LIKE ANY
OTHER PERSON MIGHT DRIVE UP TO
A 4 WAY STOP
AND IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS SHOWING
UP AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME
YOU'VE GOT TO THINK YOU'RE OUT
HOW DO YOU
INDICATE THAT YOU MIGHT GO FOR
STRIP. THEY'RE GOING TO GO
FIRST OUR VEHICLE CAN DO THOSE
TYPES
OF NEGOTIATIONS. YES ON THE
SOFTWARE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER
ON THE VEHICLE.
>> VERY EXCITING SO I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU'RE IN BEEN
DETROIT'S EARN OR WHAT BUT