--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May Mobility:
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WHAT: |
May Mobility, the first autonomous vehicle company to provide commercial transportation services with fleets of self-driving shuttles, will be providing a firsthand look at the future of mobility with tours of their autonomous vehicles and discussions on the future of cities at the Urban Land Institute’s Spring Meeting. |
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WHO: |
Over 4,000 attendees will be at the Urban Land Institute’s Spring Meeting. Attendees include global professionals from leading developers and investors to architects, attorneys consultants and planners. Every sector is represented, including residential, retail, office, industrial, and hotel/resort development. | |
| CEO Edwin Olson and COO Alisyn Malek of May Mobility will be available for interviews. | ||
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WHEN: |
Future of Mobility Tour (May Mobility shuttle demo included in tour) |
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| Tuesday, May 1st | ||
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT | ||
| Cobo Center | ||
| The Future of Mobility: Autonomous Vehicles and Land Use | ||
| Thursday, May 3rd | ||
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. EDT | ||
| Cobo Center, Room 140E-G | ||
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Alisyn Malek (co-founder and COO of May Mobility), Sherif Marakby (Ford Motor Company), Valerie Sathe Brugeman (Center for Automotive Research), Dan Corey (AECOM - Moderator) |
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WHERE: |
Cobo Center | |
| 4420, 1 Washington Blvd | ||
| Detroit, MI 48226 | ||
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TICKETS: |
Register for events here. |
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VIDEO AND IMAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE POST EVENT
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a global nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in sustaining and creating thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has almost 40,000 members worldwide, representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines working in private enterprise and public service. A multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places. Members say we provide information they can trust, and that the Institute is a place where leaders come to grow professionally and personally through sharing, mentoring, and problem solving. With pride, ULI members commit to the best in land use policy and practice. For more information, please visit uli.org.
About May Mobility
May Mobility realizes the promise of AV by solving today’s transportation needs with self-driving vehicles. We bring communities closer together today, with fleets of self-driving shuttles that make short distance travel safe, personal, and effortless. From business districts to educational campuses to residential areas, May provides a fully-managed mobility service that helps people engage more fully in the places where they live and work, while helping make the streets safer and supporting healthier local economies. Its pilot in downtown Detroit was the first successful self-driving vehicle to replace an existing transportation solution on city streets. May’s founders bring unparalleled expertise in academia, innovation and the auto industry, counting University of Michigan’s APRIL lab, MIT, the DARPA Urban Challenge, Ford, GM, GM Ventures, and Toyota among recent experience. Their goal is to realize a world where self-driving cars will reduce the need for individual car ownership, encourage better land use and foster more vibrant, livable communities. The company is backed by BMW i Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Maven Ventures, SV Angel, Tandem Ventures, Trucks Ventures, and YCombinator.
