Self-service scooters could soon be parking and driving themselves

The Spin S-200 will be remotely controlled for optimised parking. — AFP Relaxnews

Scooters that park or drive themselves on the sidewalk to meet a customer is a scene that the residents of Boise, Idaho, will be witness to in the coming months. Scooter operator Spin will test this new remote guidance system for its scooters with a fleet of new three-wheeled vehicles.

Spin, a subsidiary of Ford, has joined forces with Segway to build a new scooter and with the Tortoise company to develop its remote control system. The idea is to ensure that scooters no longer clutter sidewalks and no longer hinder pedestrians, especially the elderly or disabled. In Boise, a first fleet of 300 Spin S-200 scooters is to be deployed in the spring.