Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might

Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by gwern on Saturday November 03, 2018 @10:26PM (#18373728)

One thing I didn't understand here was, what exactly does Segway have to do with electric scooters in the first place? Why do scooters need the fancy self-balancing tech from the original Segway, or, if that's not what it's doing, what are they doing? Surely it's not something as lame as having a bunch of patents on the idea of sticking a battery in a scooter?

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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by nrp on Saturday November 03, 2018 @10:32PM (#18373757)

Segway/Ninebot build a range of personal transportation products. All of them except the powered kickscooters are self-balancing in some form: http://www.segway.com/products/consumer-lifestyle

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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by 393339 on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:48AM (#18374290)

I think Segway is just the brand, seems to just have a button for acceleration. This article was a real eye opener for me, the Segway is just a horrible product. They sold 10x more kick scooters in a year than they ever sold Segways.

What I got from the article, was that a Segway is a 3 wheeled car with a joystick in stead of a steering wheel. The kick scooter is just easier to use, simpler to make, cheaper, more efficient, more reliable, more stable and safer.

This might be a fad, but it's much closer to a usable product than the Segway will ever be.

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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by whoisjuan on Saturday November 03, 2018 @11:10PM (#18373931)

All Lime scooters I have seen are Segway, and Lime is one of the top competitors in this space.

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