Articles about spin

Seattle scooter share report shows high demand for the mobility option as bikes get pushed to the curb

Whether you’re a fan of riding them or you’re aggravated by having to step around them on sidewalks, it appears… Read More

Spin promises fix for AI glitch that makes scooters sound loud alarm on popular Seattle trail

One of the most interesting features of the shared Spin scooters that rolled out this month in Seattle is technology… Read More

Seattle set to add fourth scooter option as Spin offers high-tech model to improve rider habits

Seattle’s scooter share fleet is growing. Spin, the micromobility company backed by Ford Motor Co., is set to receive a… Read More

Spin bringing scooters to area south of Seattle to join county’s pilot program alongside Lime

Two years after it pulled its orange bike-share bicycles out of Seattle, Spin is returning with electric scooters, joining a… Read More

Ford reportedly buying Spin as big transportation companies seek new mobility toehold

Ford is acquiring scooter startup Spin, according to a report from Axios citing anonymous sources. The deal, which one source… Read More

Spin is rolling out of Seattle, leaving just one dockless bikeshare service

Spin, the operator of Seattle’s dwindling bright orange bicycles, is shutting down service in the city. The news comes a… Read More

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI… Read More

Will Seattle become a one-bike town? Spin’s future in city uncertain under new ordinance

Last week, Seattle established permanent rules for dockless bikeshare companies but questions remain about the shape this new mobility service… Read More

Ofo officially shutting down in Seattle after $250K bikeshare fee passes

Ofo confirmed it will shut down operation in Seattle Monday afternoon after the city adopted a new $250,000 annual fee… Read More

Seattle adopts 250K annual fee for bikeshare companies that could pump the brakes on the new mobility service

Seattle approved a new $250,000 annual fee for dockless bikeshare companies that want to operate in the city Monday in… Read More

TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

Today’s featured stories Updated: Amazon Prime Day off to a rocky start as users report issues with e-commerce website Prime… Read More

Inside Seattle’s proposed bikeshare rules of the road: 20,000 bikes, $250,000 permits

After a year-long pilot and several delays, Seattle is finally ready to establish a permanent dockless bikeshare program. In documents… Read More

TLDR: Video game addiction, Ofo on naked bike riding, Echo Look review & unboxing

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Epic prank by seniors at Seattle high school fills parking lot with bike-share bicycles

Updated, June 8, 12:05 p.m. PT: More details from LimeBike have been added to the story below. If you need… Read More

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

State of bike share: 10K bikes in Seattle — out of 44K nationwide — and 468K rides, study finds

There were 10,000 dockless bike share bikes scattered across Seattle at the end of 2017, nearly a quarter of all… Read More

Ofo joins Spin and LimeBike warning Seattle riders of brake lines deliberately cut

Ofo is the latest Seattle bike-share service to warn riders of brake lines being cut in acts of vandalism. In… Read More

Testing LimeBike’s scooter in Seattle: New era for transportation, or next menace on the streets?

Certain people in my house are big fans of the Lime-E shareable electric bikes as a new option for getting… Read More

Everyone wants to know how Seattle’s dockless bike share experiment is going

City planners and researchers are eager to get feedback on Seattle’s novel dockless bike sharing pilot to determine whether it… Read More

Bike sharing companies Spin, LimeBike warn riders of brake lines being cut on bicycles in Seattle

Update, March 21, 3:40 p.m. PT: This story has been updated with additional information from LimeBike, the Seattle Department of… Read More

TLDR: The International moves to Canada; parking lots for shared bikes; regulators target bitcoin

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube to catch every episode,… Read More

Do shared bikes need their own parking spaces? Seattle tests designated zones on sidewalks

One of the best parts of the new bike-sharing services is that they’re dockless, or free-floating, allowing riders to leave… Read More

New York-based ping pong social club SPiN opening a giant location in downtown Seattle

Ping pong players who can’t wait until next spring for GeekWire’s annual bash to get their sporty geek on will… Read More

Tech Moves: Spin bike-share service hires Seattle transportation official; F5 CMO stepping down; and more

Kyle Rowe is very into bikes. He spent the past four years in the Seattle Department of Transportation working on… Read More

With rains pounding Seattle, here’s the winter plan for the neon shared bikes scattered across the city

After a remarkably dry summer, Seattle is finally bracing for the long months of wet weather ahead. The series of… Read More

Seattle bike shares show no signs of slowing as LimeBike and Spin expand to 3,000 bicycles each

Seattle, brace yourself for more neon bikes. Spin Bike and LimeBike are expanding their Seattle fleets to 3,000 each. When… Read More

French car maker launches Free2Move in Seattle as one app for multiple transportation options

In the increasingly crowded world of on-demand transportation options and the apps designed to hail and use those options, a… Read More

Seattle sets a new standard for private companies to launch public services, and other cities take note

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) got the green light to launch a pilot bike-share program in May of 2017.… Read More

Photos reveal worst ‘parking’ jobs for bike-share bicycles

You’d have to be completely oblivious to miss the thousands of neon-colored bike-share bicycles that hit the streets of Seattle… Read More

Bike-sharing services Spin and LimeBike let riders use bicycles without smartphone or credit card

Two of Seattle’s new bike-sharing services are making their bicycles more accessible to folks without a smartphone or credit card.… Read More