May Mobility in Ann Arbor and Deloitte Form Alliance to Boost AV Performance

Deloitte, a global professional services firm that operates a large practice in Detroit, and May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company in Ann Arbor, have formed an alliance relationship to bring new data and insight offerings to market.
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Deloitte and May Mobility have formed an alliance to help improve and optimize rider and community safety in the AV space. // Photo courtesy of May Mobility

Deloitte, a global professional services firm that operates a large practice in Detroit, and May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company in Ann Arbor, have formed an alliance relationship to bring new data and insight offerings to market.

The goal of the initiative is to help improve and optimize rider and community safety in the AV space. May Mobility develops AV technology and deploys fleets of vehicles to municipal and business customers.

According to Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consumers worldwide are looking for AV companies to prioritize safety in their autonomous transportation solutions.

The company’s joint capabilities use data and analytics from May Mobility deployments to closely track safety events, and help government and business customers improve safety outcomes for riders.

One example of the joint capability is Deloitte’s autonomous vehicle data platform, which transportation planners and operators can subscribe to and receive insights from. It will help planners more effectively take action and optimize autonomous mobility for their communities.

Deloitte and May Mobility first deployed insight services in 2024 as part of the Accessibili-D autonomous vehicle program in the City of Detroit. City and university researchers, including the University of Michigan, are using data and insights from Deloitte and May Mobility to optimize the AV system that helps older adults and people with disabilities access critical services, such as doctor appointments and grocery stores.

These insights can be incorporated into the autonomous vehicle plans of municipalities and businesses wherever May Mobility deploys around the globe.

“Our goal is to collaborate with May Mobility to create safer autonomous mobility by analyzing AV behavior and interactions with riders and the broader community,” says Jeff Hood, principal of Deloitte Consulting. “A more trustworthy AV transportation system will create outcomes that have been the promise of the AV industry for years, such as better access to affordable and sustainable transportation.”

This new collaboration, which can be deployed both domestically and internationally, combines Deloitte’s data, software engineering, and AI capabilities with data from May Mobility’s AV system and weather, city infrastructure, and ridership data.

“Our patented Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology runs on-board simulations to imagine thousands of possible scenarios every second, enabling a vehicle to rapidly perform the safest action in any given scenario,” says Manik Dhar, chief commercial officer for May Mobility. “Combining MPDM with Deloitte’s insights platform creates another layer of analysis tailored for each unique community, resulting in an optimized mobility system for our customers.”

To learn more about Deloitte’s automotive-related services, visit here.

More about May Mobility, can be found here.