Uber is jumping on the dockless bike-share bandwagon
Uber announced today that it will begin offering bike-share options for users in San Francisco, thanks to a partnership with a New York City-based e-bike company called Jump. The inclusion of bike-share in Uber’s app will certainly be seen as a boost to the nascent bike-share industry, which has been experimenting with electric and dockless options as it grows across the world.
Starting next week, Uber users who are interested in taking two wheels instead of four can tap the “bike” option in the app, located in the top left corner of the home screen. From there, users will see available bikes near them that they can reserve. After reaching their destinations, bikes will need to be left at a public rack in the designated “bike zone”…
