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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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I've been riding scooters for more than 25 years, and I can't say I've ever been excited about this category of two-wheelers until now. And at the moment, a Chinese upstart called Omoway has got me especially hot and bothered.

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[โ€“] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Self driving while empty and at lower speeds could be great to re-shuffle them back to higher demand areas to then rent them out again.

But self driving while I'm on it, please no

[โ€“] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Arranging for your own scooter to meet you would be great too, especially if it's got decent storage. There have been a few times when I've gone to my nearest town and done a bit more shopping than I was expecting to, so getting back from the bus stop would be hard work, or I've gone to visit someone and had to leave early for the bus.

Having a scooter that could come to me would mean that I could walk or bus there, but be able to make my own way home, or drag my broken old body out for a longer walk without having to turn back too soon ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd like this in bicycle form too. Summoning a cargo bike would be great.

[โ€“] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Careful, that almost sounds like exercise ๐Ÿ˜ณ

[โ€“] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Self driving car? I don't really think so. Self driving two wheeler? Helllll no.

Looks great though.

[โ€“] lessthanluigi 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But self driving trolly bus tho... ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

You summon the scooter to get to the bus, then the scooter goes home until you need it again?

[โ€“] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe one day, it would be cool to be able to summon your own ride.