Ecarx Lands $750 Million May Mobility Robotaxi Deal, Targeting 50% Cost Cut by 2028
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
Ecarx Lands $750 Million May Mobility Robotaxi Deal, Targeting 50% Cost Cut by 2028
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
$750 million is the stated value of Ecarx’s agreement to supply May Mobility with thousands of robotaxis for its US autonomous fleet.
Ecarx will also design the vehicles’ computing platforms and sensor suites, expanding the deal beyond car supply into core self-driving hardware.
The company said that integrated package should halve May Mobility’s all-in autonomous vehicle costs by 2028.
The agreement links a Geely-backed Chinese technology supplier with a US robotaxi startup as operators push to lower deployment costs at scale.
Can a US robotaxi startup survive building its fleet on Chinese tech amid rising national security fears?
With China's tech set to halve robotaxi costs, is the West facing an insurmountable autonomous vehicle deficit?
ECARX–May Mobility’s $750M Alliance: Slashing Robotaxi Costs by 50% to Accelerate L4 Autonomous Ride-Hail by 2028
Overview
ECARX and May Mobility have formed a $750 million partnership to accelerate the deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles. Announced in May 2026, their immediate goal is to deliver thousands of self-driving vehicles starting in 2027, with full commercialization by 2028. A key objective is to cut the all-in cost of May Mobility’s autonomous vehicles by at least 50% by 2028, making autonomous ride-hail services more affordable and scalable. This collaboration combines ECARX’s engineering and supply chain strengths with May Mobility’s advanced autonomy technology, aiming to make autonomous transportation accessible and economically viable at scale.