GeekWire’s Great Race II: By taxi, Lyft, e-bike, bus and more — here’s who won in Seattle rush hour We had a ton of fun testing Seattle’s transportation options through rush hour traffic during our inaugural GeekWire Great Race… Read More
Lime adds more JUMP bikes in Seattle but says long-term viability hinges on city allowing scooters Lime will double the number of bikes available to rent in Seattle, but says the long-term viability of the service… Read More
JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership Seattle’s bike-share drought ends Monday as JUMP bikes return, one of the first rollouts since ownership of the service transferred… Read More
Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike services in California, Washington, Italy, France, and Spain, starting Tuesday. The company said… Read More
Uber’s JUMP bike-share now serving all Seattle neighborhoods Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to the entire City of Seattle as it competes with Lime, the other… Read More
Uber expands JUMP bike-share service to more Seattle neighborhoods Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to additional neighborhoods in Seattle, pledging to add 2,000 new bikes to its… Read More
Uber launches dockless bikeshare in Seattle, rolling out hundreds of red JUMP electric bicycles Today, Uber is launching its JUMP service in Seattle, rolling out 300 electric-assist bicycles to start. The company will continue… Read More
Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft and Lime The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way… Read More
JUMP makes it official, applies for Seattle bikeshare permit and plans to hire a GM After waiting all summer for Seattle to work out its rules for bikesharing companies, Uber’s JUMP has filed for a… Read More
We tested out a JUMP e-bike as Uber plans Seattle launch of the dockless bike-share service Uber is eagerly awaiting final bike-share regulations from the Seattle Department of Transporation so it can deploy JUMP — its… Read More
Report: Lyft to acquire Motivate, which operates bike-share programs in several U.S. cities It looks like Lyft is getting ready to keep up with Uber when it comes to ride-hailing companies jumping into… Read More
Mystery solved: The story behind a rogue JUMP bike spotted in Seattle When Mighty AI CEO Daryn Nakhuda spotted a runaway JUMP bike on a ferry in Seattle, he put GeekWire on… Read More
TLDR: Uber CEO still believes in self-driving cars, ESPN’s new streaming service, RED iPhones [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More
Uber moves into multimodal transportation with acquisition of bike-share startup JUMP Uber is expanding further into the competitive dockless bike-sharing space with the acquisition of JUMP. JUMP CEO Ryan Rzepecki announced… Read More
Uber partners with JUMP on electric bike share pilot in San Francisco Uber is getting into the bike-sharing game. The transportation network is partnering with electric bike-share company JUMP on a limited… Read More
Google dives deep into virtual reality, partners with GoPro on new 360-degree, 16-camera rig Google is making a bigger move into virtual reality, announcing a new initiative called Jump that offers new ways to create and… Read More
How T-Mobile is changing its JUMP phone upgrade plan T-Mobile is changing its JUMP (Just Upgrade My Phone) plans to allow customers to upgrade their phones whenever they want… Read More
T-Mobile debuts ‘Jump,’ lets you upgrade phone twice a year for $10/month T-Mobile just unveiled its “boldest move yet” today with a program called JUMP! (Just Upgrade My Phone) that allows customers… Read More
