We had a ton of fun testing Seattle’s transportation options through rush hour traffic during our inaugural GeekWire Great Race back in 2017. With more people living in the city… Read More
Lime will double the number of bikes available to rent in Seattle, but says the long-term viability of the service depends on whether city officials also allow its scooter-share program… Read More
Seattle’s bike-share drought ends Monday as JUMP bikes return, one of the first rollouts since ownership of the service transferred from Uber to Lime. Once the nation’s pioneer in dockless… Read More
Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike services in California, Washington, Italy, France, and Spain, starting Tuesday. The company said the closures are intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.… Read More
Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to the entire City of Seattle as it competes with Lime, the other bike rental player in the region. What’s new: Starting Tuesday, JUMP… Read More
Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to additional neighborhoods in Seattle, pledging to add 2,000 new bikes to its fleet over the next few weeks. The new service area… Read More
Today, Uber is launching its JUMP service in Seattle, rolling out 300 electric-assist bicycles to start. The company will continue to ramp up the number of red JUMP bikes on… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way for two new services in the city. Related: We tested out… Read More
After waiting all summer for Seattle to work out its rules for bikesharing companies, Uber’s JUMP has filed for a permit from the city to begin operating its service, according… Read More
Uber is eagerly awaiting final bike-share regulations from the Seattle Department of Transporation so it can deploy JUMP — its competitor to Lime, Spin, and Ofo — in the city.… Read More
It looks like Lyft is getting ready to keep up with Uber when it comes to ride-hailing companies jumping into the bike-sharing game. The Information reported on Friday that Lyft… Read More
When Mighty AI CEO Daryn Nakhuda spotted a runaway JUMP bike on a ferry in Seattle, he put GeekWire on the case. The dockless bike-share service, recently acquired by Uber,… Read More
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Uber is expanding further into the competitive dockless bike-sharing space with the acquisition of JUMP. JUMP CEO Ryan Rzepecki announced his electric bike-sharing startup will join Uber but retain its distinct… Read More
Uber is getting into the bike-sharing game. The transportation network is partnering with electric bike-share company JUMP on a limited pilot in San Francisco. Participants in the pilot can pick… Read More
Google is making a bigger move into virtual reality, announcing a new initiative called Jump that offers new ways to create and view VR experiences. As part of the initiative, the search giant… Read More
T-Mobile is changing its JUMP (Just Upgrade My Phone) plans to allow customers to upgrade their phones whenever they want … with a catch. Instead of requiring customers to wait… Read More
T-Mobile just unveiled its “boldest move yet” today with a program called JUMP! (Just Upgrade My Phone) that allows customers to upgrade their phones twice a year with a $10… Read More