SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of heightened safety concerns, partly sparked by an incident involving Suga, a member of the K-pop group BTS, South Korean lawmakers are pushing for stricter regulations on the use of personal mobility devices (PMDs) such as electric scooters and kickboards. Several bills have been introduced in the [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electric scooter sharing service company Swing said Friday it has entered Japan, marking the first local personal mobility service company to start operations abroad. The personal mobility firm has been preparing the ground work for its Japan operations since it established a subsidiary in the neighboring country [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The electric scooter sharing market is facing a downturn as it struggles with various regulations including ‘immediate towing of illegally parked scooters,’ ‘mandatory driver’s license,’ ‘mandatory helmets’ and more. Wind Mobility, a Berlin-based mobility startup, recently decided to pull back from South Korea after struggling to operate 2,000 scooters [...]
CHUNCHEON, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A man has been fined for rejecting a breathalyzer test after allegedly riding an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol, a local court said Thursday. The Chuncheon District Court, about 80 kilometers east of Seoul, said it has fined a 37-year-old man 5 million won (US$4,600) for violating [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Two affiliates of energy and construction-centered GS Group said Tuesday they have formed a partnership with U.S. micro-mobility startup Lime to offer better mobility services using their infrastructure. GS Caltex Corp., a major refiner, and GS Retail Co., the group’s retail business affiliate, will provide charging services for Lime’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a vehicle-mounted electric scooter with a “total mobility solution” for the beginning to the end of one’s travel. Hyundai-Kia reported that it is considering mounting the electric scooter as an optional feature on new cars starting from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of users has surged due to the recent expansion of electric scooter sharing services, related traffic accidents are also on the rise. The majority of the accidents were found to be caused by the user’s poor adherence to traffic regulations. According to Samsung Fire & Marine [...]