Ed Olson, Founder & CEO of May Mobility joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how autonomous vehicles can eliminate the "rideshare lottery", the inconsistent, variable experience of traditional rideshare by deploying fleet-managed robotaxis that offer a predictable, premium service.

While the industry often focuses on vertical integration, May Mobility is executing an asset-light strategy focused on partnerships with Toyota, Uber, Lyft, and Grab to augment, rather than replace, existing networks.

To help these networks scale efficiently, May Mobility is prioritizing hybrid vehicles to maximize asset utilization, effectively bypassing the downtime and infrastructure costs associated with EV charging.

Episode Chapters

0:00 May Mobility Expands to Asia with Grab

1:54 May Mobility's Partner & Deployment Strategy

4:43 Weather & Culture

12:48 Service Areas & Vehicles

19:12 The Hybrid Decision

22:15 Vehicle Platforms

25:15 On-Board Compute

29:07 Deploying Robotaxis at Scale

32:23 May Mobility Playbook

38:26 Autonomy is Growing

45:22 Next Year

Recorded on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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