Inboard, the startup that sells a range of electric scooters and skateboards, has just opened sales of its first premium scooter — just in time for the holiday season. The company has already sold 285 of the scooters in a private pre-sale, with 80 percent of the orders coming from the United States and 35 […]
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E-scooter companies really don’t want you to do this
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Just because you’re riding around on two wheels with a motor boosting you to 12 mph doesn’t mean you can stop paying attention.
Just like distracted driving, distracted scooting is becoming a concern on the road. That’s why scooter-share company Bird says it joined AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign. Since 2010, the phone company has encouraged putting down the phone for texts, calls, and checking your email (and more), while driving. In 2018, the campaign includes all those behaviors — but on rentable e-scooters.
For confident scooter riders, the inclination to multitask while riding can be strong, as is the pull of the smartphone. The motorized devices may feel like a toy, but they’re considered a road vehicle, riding alongside cars, buses, bicycles, pedestrians, and other scooters. At least you better be off the sidewalk and in the bike lane, or riding along the edge of the road. Read more…
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View More E-scooter companies really don’t want you to do thisA tale of two scooter cities
The kids in Madrid’s El Retiro Park are loving their new on-demand joyriding toys. Lime launched its scooters in the Spanish capital this summer. Spending a weekend in the city center last month the craze was impossible to miss. Scooters parked in clusters vying for pay-to-play time. Sometimes lined up tidily. All too often not. […]
View More A tale of two scooter citiesBird will let you complain about bad e-scooter parking
Irresponsible scooter parking is the scourge of any city overrun with the motorized devices. So on Thursday, e-scooter company Bird unleashed “Community Mode” on its app, which includes a way to report or complain about bad parking jobs or damaged Bi…
View More Bird will let you complain about bad e-scooter parkingYou can ride Bird’s e-scooters in London starting today — but only in Olympic Park
Due to ancient British legislation, Bird’s scooters will only be available in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
View More You can ride Bird’s e-scooters in London starting today — but only in Olympic ParkYou can ride Bird’s e-scooters in London starting today — but only in Olympic Park
Due to ancient British legislation, Bird’s scooters will only be available in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
View More You can ride Bird’s e-scooters in London starting today — but only in Olympic ParkEurope’s most popular ride-hailing service is launching e-scooters
Daimler-owned ride-hailing company mytaxi will release a fleet of e-scooters in Southern Europe later this year.
View More Europe’s most popular ride-hailing service is launching e-scootersLime is building its first scooter ‘lifestyle brand store’ in LA
How can Lime differentiate its scooters and bikes from the piles of Birds and Spins filling Los Angeles sidewalks? Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. According to a job listing from Lime seeking a “Retail Store Manager,” the startup plans to open a “lifestyle brand […]
View More Lime is building its first scooter ‘lifestyle brand store’ in LAE-scooters finally return to San Francisco—without Bird and Lime
It’s been a wild ride, but e-scooters are officially back in San Francisco.
It only took an official ban, a drawn-out permit application process, a surprising selection announcement, three appeals (from Lime, Uber’s Jump, and Spin), and a denied temp…
Bird hires Uber’s former head of finance and director of corporate development
Bird, the scooter-sharing startup founded by former Uber VP of International Growth Travis VanderZanden, has brought a couple of former Uber employees to the flock. Joining Bird as VP and Head of Finance is Dennis Cinelli, who worked as Uber’s head of finance for global rides up until this month, according to his LinkedIn. Uber, […]
View More Bird hires Uber’s former head of finance and director of corporate developmentBird wants you riding its e-scooters all day
Instead of searching for an electric scooter wherever you may be when the urge to scoot hits, Bird wants you to already have a scooter with you. All. Day. Long.
It may seem like the inverse purpose of a scooter-share program, but e-scooter company Bi…
Bird unveils custom electric scooters and delivery
Bird, the electric scooter-sharing startup worth $2 billion, is further differentiating itself from the rest of the pack with the launch of custom, rugged electric scooters. These will roll out in the “coming weeks,” post-beta testing in Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Baltimore, Austin and Salt Lake City. Dubbed Bird Zero, the scooters have 60 percent more […]
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