Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Paris as part of its global expansion plans. The start-up aims to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and one which is "very forward-thinking" on solving congestion issues, said Patrick Studener, the company's head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In Paris, where there are more than 200,000 scooters registered with the city's transport authority, it will be trialled for three months from next month. Lime also recently raised a $335 million round and teamed up with transportation behemoth Uber. Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Paris as part of its global expansion plans. The start-up aims to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and one which is "very forward-thinking" on solving congestion issues, said Patrick Studener, the company's head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In Paris, where there are more than 200,000 scooters registered with the city's transport authority, it will be trialled for three months from next month. Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.