Uber hiring robotics team for self-driving bikes, scooters
Uber has started hiring engineers for a new "Micromobility Robotics" division to work on autonomous bikes and scooters. The team would improve safety, rider experience, and operational efficiency of shared electric scooters and bicycles using "sensing and robotics technologies". In 2018, Uber had acquired US-based dockless bike-sharing startup JUMP Bikes for a reported amount of $200 million.