In an effort to provide its autonomous shuttle deployments with enhanced safety, May Mobility will equip its autonomous shuttles with lidar technology from automotive and mobility lidar technology company LeddarTech.

May Mobility has conducted more than 50,000 real-condition test drives to validate the technology, before launching in full mass production.

Designed to create a “complete 360-degree cocoon,” LeddarTech’s solid-state Cocoon lidar technology provides a higher degree of safety related to collision prevention in autonomous shuttle applications, according to LeddarTech.

The selected lidar technology is powered by Leddar technology, and provides the “optimal balance of performance and cost-effectiveness” needed to facilitate successful commercial deployment of autonomous mobility services, LeddarTech says. The company adds that its mature technology and experienced support team also provide faster integration, development, and time-to-market, at lower cost and risk.

“It is with great pride we announce our selection by May Mobility as a trusted lidar solution supplier and to support their mission of making transportation safer,” says Adrian Pierce, vice president of Global Sales and Business Development at LeddarTech.

“The implementation of LeddarTech’s lidar solutions into May Mobility’s shuttle design demonstrates our leadership in lidar technology that LeddarTech has built with over a decade of field-proven expertise.”

May Mobility’s autonomous shuttles are equipped with a variety of detection technologies such as lidar, RADAR, and camera, allowing the shuttles to operate fully autonomously. 

“We rely on the combination of the best detection technology that is currently available on the market to ensure the safest and most reliable autonomous shuttles for the passengers we transport,” explains Steve Vozar, chief technology officer of May Mobility.

“Safety is at the heart of May Mobility’s core DNA, and the LeddarTech Cocoon lidar solution meets our requirements to ensure that our autonomous vehicles achieve the highest level of safety for our users.”