Self-Scooting Scooter Startup Wants to Solve Clutter Problem
"A new startup called Tortoise, co-founded by Uber veteran Dmitry Shevelenko, aims to outfit scooters and bikes with technology that will allow them to move autonomously or through remote control," reports Jason Plautz.
The company's technology is attached to existing scooters, making it possible to move scooters to bike lanes, sidewalks, or parking areas remotely. "Tortoise claims the innovation will 'solve some of the biggest challenges' associated with micromobility, including clutter and on-demand availability," according to Plautz.
News of an autonomous scooter and bike technology first made in news in January 2019, when Uber started hiring its New Mobilities team and started discussing autonomous micromobility.
Tortoise has already reached partnerships with operators and manufacturers Wind, Gotcha, CityBee, Go X, and Shared, reports Plautz.
Topics
- When Wall Street Controls the Housing Market
- Massive Tejon Ranch Development Paused; Judge Cites Wildfire, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- How Parking Reform Changed Development in Buffalo
- Displacement Concerns Grow Along With Residential Developments in Vancouver
- Infrastructure and its Discontents
- High Housing Costs Are Bad News for Older Millennials
- No Traffic Deaths for Three Years: The Story of Hoboken's Vision Zero Success
- France to Ban Flights for Trips That Can Be Made by Train
- Surprising New Research on Gentrification in Houston
- The Nation's Fastest-Rising Rents are in California's Central Valley
- California's Proposed Parking Reform Bill Analyzed
- The Power of Community Land Trusts
- Density Skepticism and Neighborhood Protection
- Despite Controversies, Cuomo Keeps Pushing for Massive Empire Station Complex Plan
- One Rail System to Ring the Bay Area? Supporters See Reasons for Optimism
- Las Vegas Water Authorities Want to Ban Ornamental Grass
- Racial Segregation in U.S. Neighborhoods
- The Extreme Measures of the Pandemic 'Housing Boom'
- Retaining Skilled Workers in Urban Areas
- Montana Coalition Wants to Revive Passenger Rail
