Uber is working on autonomous scooters and bicycles: report

These 'final-mile' vehicles would be able to autonomously drive to charging docks

Uber Jump Bicycles

The first time I rode a Bird scooter during a work-related trip to San Jose, California last year, I nearly savage off it twice in roughly ten minutes.

A few hours later on and I managed to get the hang of riding an electric scooter. I found services like Bird and Lime a corking fashion of making 'terminal-mile' transportation a little more than enjoyable.

According to a new written report, it looks like Uber aims to take the burgeoning scooter rental market more seriously. The visitor is reportedly working to integrate democratic driving sensor technologies into its electric scooters and bicycles, according to a recent The Telegraph interview with 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson.

The ridesharing visitor is reportedly in the process of hiring new employees for a "micromobility robotics'" squad that is ready to be part of its Jump bicycle division. Uber acquired the bicycle and scooter rental startup leap last year and has continued to offer electrical bikes and scooters under the leap brand.

According to the study, Uber's autonomous scooters and bicycles would be able to drive to passenger's locations and also dock on their own at charging stations. Regarding Canada, Bird has however to make its manner to a Canadians city, while Lime, the company'south main competitor in the scooter rental space, is running a pilot program in Waterloo, Ontario.

I completely empathize the concerns surrounding electric scooters, mainly that anyone with a driver'south licence tin rent one, as well as the fact that people often drib them in the middle of sidewalks when they're done with them.

However, at this point information technology'due south articulate companies similar Lime and Bird aren't going anywhere. With that in mind, it's probable amend local governments find a way to work with scooter rental services rather than outright ban them.

Source: The Telegraph