They’re not going to leave those scooters all over the city, right?
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I hear they're free now
Free bird
It's not like anyone ever got them to clean them up anyways. Cities tired of this shit should just drive around with a dump truck, tossing all the Bird litter in and depositing it at the Bird HQ or local office. Then send them the bill for collection.
I can't just abandon a bicycle or throw trash on the ground, why is Bird and all of their customers allowed to?
Looks like they're trying to restructure, so not shutting down operations just yet.
But hey, if they do, free scooters!
Free locked down scooters that can't move.
They're easily hackable, especially the older models. Repairs are also easy on them too. Just need the right charger.
Give it time, people are crafty. Someone would find a way to hack them, if they haven't already.
If you remove the sim card and control boards they are just bare components.
Free batteries and motors, you mean?
No theyve already been dumped in the nearest river
Free batteries and motors for the taking.
They’re giving us all the bird.
When Bolt went under they just walked away from their bikes. Thankfully the manufacturer stepped in.
I get the sentiment for sure and nothing looks worse than seeing 5 of them knocked over on a sidewalk but they were pretty nice. Here in Seattle it's hilly as fuck so walking down a hill to downtown then scootering back up was nice. Hopefully a good bike share can replace them.
Wow I'm not sure whether to say that took a long time or a short time (since many run in red for a long time).
They named the company Bird because that's what they were flipping city residents as they dropped these pieces of shit in the middle of every downtown.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a press release today, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,” with the company continuing to operate as normal in pursuit of “long-term, sustainable growth.”
Founded in 2017 by former Lyft and Uber executive Travis VanderZanden, Bird is one of numerous startups to introduce dockless micromobility platforms around the world, allowing city-dwellers to pay for short-term access to electric scooters or bikes.
Things didn’t improve, and with its share price continuing to plummet, CEO VanderZanden departed in June with the company eventually delisted from the NYSE in September.
“This announcement represents a significant milestone in Bird’s transformation, which began with the appointment of new leadership early this year,” Washinushi said.
We remain focused on our mission to make cities more liveable by using micromobility to reduce car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.”
This latest news comes just a day after competitor Micromobility.com was delisted from the Nasdaq over its failing stock price, three years after it too went public via a SPAC merger.
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I use to see those things thrown into trees
Isn't that where birds belong, though? In trees?
Seems like this bird couldn't fly.