In the past year, more than 63,000 people took 625,000 rides on JUMP bikes in San Francisco, JUMP announced today. Each JUMP bike in San Francisco saw an average of seven rides per bike day compared to the docked bike industry average of one to two per day. JUMP initially launched 250 bikes at the […]
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After Uber bought Jump, people started riding bikes instead of ordering cars
It’s been a year since the bright red Jump electric-assist bikes started popping up around San Francisco streets. It’s also been a year since you could rent the e-bikes through the Uber app as part of a bike-sharing pilot program for the ride-hailing…
View More After Uber bought Jump, people started riding bikes instead of ordering carsMixtape podcast: Instacart’s apologetic week
It’s that time of the week again when Megan Rose Dickey and I talk about the good and could-be-better tech companies. This week, we talked about Instacart getting caught shorting its shoppers out of dough they rightfully deserved. Of course the company apologized for its “misguided” approach. Which at least sounds better than apologizing for getting caught […]
View More Mixtape podcast: Instacart’s apologetic weekSF also denies JUMP’s electric scooter appeal
A neutral hearing officer in the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has denied Uber -owned JUMP’s appeal regarding the SFMTA’s decision to not provide JUMP a permit to operate shared electric scooters in the city. “We are pleased the hearing officer validated our permitting process, which above all, prioritized the public interest,” SFMTA Communications Manager […]
View More SF also denies JUMP’s electric scooter appealUber is exploring autonomous bikes and scooters
Uber is looking to integrate autonomous technology into its bike and scooter-share programs. Details are scarce, but according to 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson, who said Uber announced this at a DIY Robotics event over the weekend, the division will live inside Uber’s JUMP group, which is responsible for shared electric bikes and scooters. I’m […]
View More Uber is exploring autonomous bikes and scootersSnazzy new Jump e-bikes hint at Uber’s e-scooter future
A swappable battery and no more clunky U-lock or keypad? These are just some of the changes coming in January on the red Jump electric-assist bicycles rentable through the Uber app.
The next generation of the shared bikes was announced Tuesday, almos…
Embracing multimodality, Uber pioneers ride recommendations
For the first time, Uber will make contextual, personalized suggestions about the best way to get from point A to point B. The startup offers more than just cars now, and it’s starting to understand the trade-offs between price, speed, convenience and comfort amidst its multi-modal fleet. Most noticeably, you’ll soon see JUMP bikes get […]
View More Embracing multimodality, Uber pioneers ride recommendationsBird 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…
Uber deploys JUMP scooters and bikes in Santa Monica
Following approval from the city of Santa Monica, Uber is deploying bikes and its first set of scooters via JUMP, the bikeshare startup it acquired earlier this year. Although these are Xiaomi Ninebot scooters, Uber says it’s branding them with JUMP for the sake of consistency when it comes to its personal electric vehicle services. “JUMP […]
View More Uber deploys JUMP scooters and bikes in Santa MonicaUber’s Jump e-scooters are here, and they look just like Jump bikes
Uber’s e-scooter fleet is finally here.
The company’s recently acquired electric bike company, Jump, was one of four operators granted an operating permit in Santa Monica, California. Starting Wednesday, Jump’s red motorized electric scooters w…
Uber’s JUMP bike fleet may soon double in size in SF
If you live in San Francisco, expect to see more of those bright orange electric bikes on the road in the coming weeks. JUMP, the Uber-owned electric bike-share service that is about halfway through its 18-month bike-share pilot in San Francisco, may deploy an additional 250 bikes in the city. The pilot initially enabled JUMP […]
View More Uber’s JUMP bike fleet may soon double in size in SFUber fires up its own traffic estimates to fuel demand beyond cars
If the whole map is red and it’s a short ride, maybe you’d prefer taking an Uber JUMP Bike instead of an UberX. Or at least if you do end up stuck bumper-to-bumper, the warning could make you less likely to get mad mid-ride and take it out on the driver’s rating. This week TechCrunch […]
View More Uber fires up its own traffic estimates to fuel demand beyond cars