Electric scooters to stay in Tucson as pilot program becomes permanent | Local news

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Part of this call for security will be visible infrastructure, such as “parking lots” on sidewalks in “high riderership zones” such as Fourth Avenue, downtown, and around the University of Arizona at Main Gate Square.

Employees at Park Tucson, the city’s parking inspectorate, will monitor improperly parked scooters in these zones and unlock them if necessary, Hansen said.

In addition, the program calls on companies to “test a new technology for detecting sidewalks”.

As part of this initiative, Spin, a San Francisco-based company owned by Ford Motors, will launch its Spin Insight Level 2 model, which includes a sidewalk detection technology, Drover AI.

“The scooters make an audible noise to tell the drivers to correct their actions,” says the message. “Drivers also receive an in-app warning informing them that driving on the sidewalk is prohibited.”

The city announced that Razor, who was accepted into the pilot program, and Spin, a newcomer to the Tucson market, were selected from a pool of four applicants.

“The selected companies have shown in their applications that they can meet Tucson’s strict operating, safety and equity guidelines,” the report said.

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