May Mobility to invest $18M, add 300 jobs in Ann Arbor Self-driving shuttle company to add to its base of 197, focus on engineering with new hires

BY KURT NAGL

Self-driving shuttle company May Mobility is planning to grow its Ann Arbor headquarters with 300 new jobs and an $18 million investment for research and development and new autonomous eet vehicles.

e company, launched in 2017, will add to its base of 197 employees in Michigan with new hires focused on engineering, according to a project brie ng memo from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

e jobs will pay an average wage of $67.31 per hour plus bene ts.

e expansion is being supported by a $3 million performance-based business development grant, and Ann Arbor Spark has also agreed to provide sta and nancial assistance.

e $18 million investment will go toward the purchase and assembly of May Mobility vehicles, IT equipment and leases, including for its headquarters at 650 Avis Drive as well as additional warehouse and testing space at 1050 Highland Drive, according to spokesperson Brittany Lockard.

e incentives are being o ered to compete against an alternative location being considered in Tokyo, where May Mobility’s lead backer Toyota is based, according to the MEDC. Boston, Silicon Valley and