Today marks the close of Lyft’s acquisition of Motivate, the New York City-based mobility company that owns a number of shareable bike services, like Citi Bike, Ford GoBike, Divvy, Bluebikes and Capital Bikeshare.
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Mobike unveils first initiatives since acquisition by Meituan, including no longer requiring deposits
Mobike made a roster of announcements about its bikesharing program today, including the end of customer deposits and full integration into Meituan Diaping’s app. The developments, its first since its acquisition by Meituan for $2.7 billion in April, are meant to help Mobike become a stronger competitor against Ofo, its biggest rival, and a slew […]
View More Mobike unveils first initiatives since acquisition by Meituan, including no longer requiring depositsCoord will get you there one way or another with its new APIs
Humans still have an edge over computers when it comes to navigating a city. In areas we are familiar with, we know precisely the cadence of traffic, when to avoid the subway, when biking makes sense, and how that all fits with the current weather and our moods. We have transit intuition, which is why […]
View More Coord will get you there one way or another with its new APIsBike-sharing startup Spin is getting into scooter-sharing
Because there are not enough ways to get around major cities and campuses, Spin is working to launch stationless electric scooter-sharing. These aren’t the electric scooters you see in San Francisco, operated by Scoot Networks. These are essentially electrified Razor-like scooters that can go up to 15 mph and cover 18 miles on a single charge. “Spin’s mission is to… Read More