Posts Tagged ‘Beam’
Beam Rolls Out Surface Detecting Scooters
Adelaide, SA Share service provider Beam continues to roll out innovations to its services in several Australian cities, unveiling new AI Pedestrian Shield technology that automatically adjusts scooter speeds and an integration with Google Maps to help users find a Beam vehicle. In mid-March, Beam started introducing Pedestrian Shield to its services in Brisbane, Adelaide,…
New R&D Hub Central to Beam Expansion in Australia
Scooter and e-bike share service provider Beam has announced it will establish a research and development hub in Australia, motivated partly by variables in the legislation governing e-rideables in each of the States. Beam, Asia Pacific’s largest micromobility operator, is yet to confirm where the centre will be based within Australia but has stated it…
Tenders Raising the Challenge to Delivery Vans in Australian Cities
Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s commercial cargo bike market is stepping up to join the heavyweights. Melbourne-based distributor Dutch Cargo this month brought in Australia’s first Urban Arrow Tenders, flatbed delivery trikes with car-like front wheels and the load capacity and configurations to raise the challenge to delivery vans. Dutch Cargo has initially brought in two Tenders,…
Maximum Speed Halved for Queensland Scooters
Brisbane, Queensland Speed limits will be halved for e-scooters travelling on footpaths in Queensland, under a range of measures announced by the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, last week to encourage safer use of scooters. The speed reduction, to 12kmh, will be accompanied by mandated safety measures, a safety education campaign and…
Unley Launches Latest Scooter Trial in Inner Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia Inner-city council area Unley is the latest Adelaide municipality to launch an e-scooter trial, signing up with Beam and Neuron Mobility for a service that began on Monday. The trial, launched on the eve of Adelaide’s festival season, will run for six months, with a review planned for July to determine if…
Testing Starts for Tasmanian Scooter Trials
Hobart & Launceston, Tasmania e-Scooter share service trials were launched in Tasmania in mid-December, shortly after new laws were introduced in the State to allow scooters and other personal mobility devices (PMD) to be used on footpaths, shared paths, bike paths and some roads. Beam and Neuron have been chosen to operate the 12-month trial…
2022 a Year of Change
Sydney, NSW 2022 promises to be the most significant year in Australia’s micromobility development. The legalisation of rental scooters has occurred in all States except NSW — with a NSW trial a possibility later in 2022. Privately-owned electric personal mobility devices were approved for public use in Tasmania and WA in late 2021, adding to…
Beam Brings Share Scooters to Three WA Cities
Bunbury, WA Global micromobility company Beam will bring shared e-mobility operations to WA this summer, with operations in three cities after law changes allowed the use of e-scooters in that State. The app-based service will be available in Esperance and Rockingham for the first time, as shared e-mobility trials, and will be returning to Bunbury. Beam…
ACT Targeting ‘Drink Riding’
Canberra, ACT It’s two years since e-scooters were legalised in the ACT and that territory is looking to introduce new penalties for using them while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. On December 1, the ACT Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel, announced the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Bill No. 2,…
ACT Scooter Scheme Set for Expansion
Canberra, ACT An ongoing e-scooter trial in the ACT could be expanded to all Canberra town centres by the end of 2022, the ACT Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel, announced last month. Positive community feedback and an independent review of the existing share scheme pilots in central Canberra and Belconnen has prompted…