So, it's basically a sit-down Segway with twice the battery, a partially enclosed body that won't keep you dry if it's rainy AND windy (hey, how often does that happen), and possibly automated.
The enclosure is perhaps the easiest to fix.
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The companies hope to recruit partners, such as cities or colleges, to set up Puma travel lanes, like bicycle lanes.
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That's the plan's weakest link. Segway also hoped to get cities on board, en masse, to permit the scooters on paths & sidewalks. Many refused.
And any city that even contemplates PUMA lanes before it has actual bicycle lanes (assuming they're not integrated) is going to have a public relations disaster on its hands.