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Re:Madrid bans hired e-scooters over safety concerns by jack_pp on Thursday September 05, 2024 @08:07PM (#41461562)
The scooter has gps as well as your phone and they require a photo anyway. The company can check that you ended your ride correctly, what happens after that isn't your liability.
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Re:Madrid bans hired e-scooters over safety concerns by shiroiushi on Thursday September 05, 2024 @09:28PM (#41462000)
GPS won't help you here, though the photo will. GPS simply isn't anywhere near accurate enough to verify you placed the scooter in spot X, and not 1-2 meters away from spot X where it's now a hazard.
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Re:Madrid bans hired e-scooters over safety concerns by kurikuri on Friday September 06, 2024 @05:22PM (#41469824)
A gyroscope on the scooter and location awareness of the renter’s device seems to take care of that. If the scooter’s gyroscope indicates movement after the renter has returned the scooter and left the premises, then assuming the renter didn’t move it seems pretty safe.
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