Representatives of the Federation Council, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade opposed the introduction of driver’s licenses for users of electric scooter rental services. Earlier, the Investigative Committee proposed extending the status of vehicle driver to electric scooter riders and introducing a requirement to obtain a lice...

Investigative Committee of Russia proposes extending the status of vehicle driver to electric scooter riders, as well as introducing a requirement to obtain a driver’s license to operate electric scooters, said Dmitry Astashkin, senior inspector of the seventh department (analytical support of the investigation) of the department for monitoring investigative...

Whoosh and Segway have begun urban testing of a new version of the jointly developed electric scooter. Model combines improvements to the user experience and solutions that enhance operational efficiency, reliability, service life, and ease of maintenance of the devices. Decision on the commercial scaling of the model will be made based on the results of fie...

Whoosh bike‑sharing service has started operations in two cities in Brazil: Curitiba and Campos do Jordão. At the start, the company will deploy up to 1,500 electric scooters there. After launching in new cities, Whoosh is already operating in seven locations in Brazil, continuing to expand its business in Latin America.