ECARX has announced a strategic framework agreement with May Mobility to bring the former’s intelligent driving capacity to May Mobility’s future fleet for the purpose of scaling autonomous ride-hailing deployment.
Thus far, the partnership has already identified a third-party vehicle platform for initial targeted deployment in 2027, with commercialisation scale-up planned for 2028.
As part of the agreement; ECARX is expected to develop and deliver up to thousands of autonomy-enabled vehicles – including customised central computing platforms and a full stack sensor suite – for May Mobility’s autonomy system.
The collaboration will seek to both unlock new growth opportunities for ECARX and accelerate the rollout of May Mobility’s autonomous vehicle fleet.
ECARX will aim to leverage its expertise in full-stack intelligent driving solutions, whilst May Mobility will utilise its autonomous driving systems, enabling a framework agreement that combined the best of both companies’ core competencies in intelligent hardware and software development.
Both companies are aiming to reduce the all-in cost of May Mobility’s autonomous vehicles, targeting at a cost reduction of at least 50% by 2028.
Ziyu Shen, Founder and CEO of ECARX, said:This partnership marks a major milestone for ECARX as we expand our global footprint in autonomous driving. May Mobility is a proven trailblazer in safe, scalable AV deployments, and we are proud to have the potential to deliver our cutting-edge L4 central computing to power their next-generation vehicles.
This collaboration is expected to open exciting new revenue growth avenues for ECARX and further reinforce our position as a global leader in intelligent mobility technologies.
As the intended exclusive technology provider for this partnership, ECARX is expected to design the following integration components on the selected vehicle platform to deliver a turnkey AV:
- Custom L4 Central Computing Platforms: High-performance, automotive-grade Central Computing Units (CCUs) developed by ECARX, optimized for May Mobility’s driverless requirements
- Complete Sensor Suite: A tailored, high-precision sensor package—including LiDAR, radar, cameras, and IMUs—engineered for 360° environmental perception and L4 safety standards
The partnership is expected to enable May Mobility to scale its AV fleet with ECARX’s technology, whilst potentially providing ECARX with a new revenue stream in the robotaxi market.
All new custom solutions will be deployed on the selected vehicle platform across May Mobility’s commercial ride-hail AV services, advancing the AV company’s Autonomy-as-a-Service (AaaS) business model.
In total, the project has been valued at approximately 750 million USD over the course of its entire duration.
Dr. Edwin Olson, CEO and Founder of May Mobility, said:Autonomous ride-hail at scale isn't built by one company alone. It takes a lot of pieces, assembled well, and our strategy is to bring the industry's best partners together to do that.
ECARX brings the engineering depth and supply chain expertise that turn a great autonomy stack into thousands of autonomous vehicles on the road at a cost structure that actually works at scale.
