China's Self-Driving, Electric Scooter

Segway-Ninebot New Scooter Self-Drives to Base for Recharge for Next Rider Source: Segway-Ninebot's New Scooter in Beijing Boon for the Scooter-Sharing Market China's Segway-Ninebot, an electric scooter manufacturer, just unveiled a new piece of innovation. A scooter that can drive itself back to its charging station with no human onboard. This could prove to be a boon for the growing scooter-sharing industry, which is booming in big city, heavy traffic areas globally. Ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft have expanded their business into the lucrative scooter-sharing market. Self-Returning Scooters Segway-Ninebot's new scooter is semi-autonomous, has three wheels, electric power and is able to drive itself back to its base charging station when someone's ride time has expired. This self-return feature could save companies like Lyft and Uber a lot of time and money. Up until now, the scooter ride sharing companies have generally ...