Neuron Mobility expands riding area in Rockhampton, Australia
As part of the expansion, Neuron riders will now be able to travel from the Rockhampton City Centre to surrounding suburbs including Berserker, Frenchville, Kawana and West Rockhampton.
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As part of the expansion, Neuron riders will now be able to travel from the Rockhampton City Centre to surrounding suburbs including Berserker, Frenchville, Kawana and West Rockhampton.
Neuron riders in Vernon, Calgary, Lethbridge and Red Deer can now better plan their journeys in real-time and easily locate their nearest e-scooter or e-bike using Google Maps.
As Neuron pledges to become carbon negative by 2025, the new report highlights the key environmental, economic and social achievements the company has accomplished throughout 2021.
With its latest investment round, which takes its valuation to $77.7 million, Neuron Mobility plans to accelerate its international expansion, as well as reinforce its technology leadership.
Following its latest launch of e-bikes across Sydney CBD, Waverley and Randwick as of 14 April 2022, Neuron Mobility has successfully expanded its services to every capital city across Australia.
As part of a 12-month trial, Neuron will be launching a fleet of 300 e-scooters in Rockhampton with a range of new safety features, including an app-controlled helmet lock and voice guidance to help riders to travel safely.
Following an Imperial College London report, which found that 56 per cent of e-scooter accidents caused injury to the forehead, Neuron Mobility is encouraging all of its riders to use helmets when riding e-scooters.
As part of a Victoria State Government trial programme, 1,500 e-scooters will be available to residents for a 12-month period, offering a safe, accessible, eco-friendly and cost-effective way to travel.
Neuron Mobility has launched trials in the UK, Australia and Canada of its new ‘e-scooter brain’, which features three new cutting-edge, Neuron-developed technologies that support e-scooter and passenger safety.
The study shows that e-scooter use is most likely to be highest when transfer and walking time between transit journeys is the longest, with e-scooters providing valuable last-mile benefits.
Neuron, which operates scooters in Newcastle, has made changes to ensure the vehicles are used properly in the UK city.
Zachary Wang, CEO of Neuron Mobility, tells Intelligent Transport how the Asia-Pacific shared e-scooter firm has prepared to operate as part of the UK trials, as well as how it has adapted to new COVID-19 measures.