Namuhla, Juni 15, 2019, imikhumbi ye-Bird yesikuta sikagesi esabelwana ngayo ihlala emigwaqweni yase-Chicago njengengxenye yohlelo lokuhlola oluqhutshwa idolobha. Umsunguli wenhlangano ehlanganyelwayo yesithuthuthu sikagesi, u-Bird, uletha edolobheni irekhodi layo lokuphepha elingenakuqhathaniswa kanye nokusebenza kahle kakhulu. Imikhumbi izohlanganisa imodeli entsha yeNyoni, i-Bird One, enebanga elikhulu kunanoma iyiphi enye i-e-scooter eyabelwe etholakalayo - kufika kumamayela angu-30 ngeshaji eyodwa.
“Izakhamizi zaseChicago kudala zilindele lolu suku. Ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, emihlanganweni, noma ngisho nasemgwaqweni ngihlangabezane nentshisekelo enkulu yokuthola indlela elinganayo, elula yokuhamba edolobheni. Ngijabule kakhulu u-Bird manje ungasiza ekuhlangabezaneni naleso sidingo lapha,” kusho uDavid Estrada, oyiChief Policy Officer kwaBird.
Kusukela yasungulwa, umgomo we-Bird bekuwukwenza amadolobha aphile kangcono ngokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwethrafikhi kanye nekhabhoni. Inkampani igxile ekwenzeni izimoto zethu zibe yisixazululo sezokuthutha esingcono kakhulu sokushintsha uhambo olufushane lwezimoto - amaphesenti angu-40 alo angaphansi kwamamayela amathathu ubude.
“Siyajabula ukuthi iChicago ithatha lesi sinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile ekunikezeni enye indlela elinganayo nejabulisayo yokuhlala esiminyaminya. Kuyithemba lethu elikhulu ukuthi idolobha lizolubhekisisa lolu hlelo futhi libone ukuthi u-Bird usebenza ngempumelelo kangakanani ekukhipheni abantu ezimotweni, abaxhume ezindleleni zomphakathi, kanye nokwenza ngcono ukuhamba kwedolobha lonke,” kusho u-Estrada.
Inyoni izobeka phambili imfundo yokuxhumana nokuphepha nokuphepha, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini zokuqala namaviki ohlelo lokuhlola ukuze isize ukujwayelanisa umphakathi waseChicago ngezinqubo ezingcono kakhulu zokugibela nokupaka. Bonke abagibeli bazobuka ividiyo yokuphepha ngaphambi kokugibela kwabo kokuqala, futhi imithetho yendawo kanye nemiyalezo yokuphepha eqondene nedolobha iyatholakala ukuze abagibeli bafinyelele noma kunini lapho begibele. Inyoni iphinde inikeze imibukiso yomuntu mathupha kuyo yonke impelasonto nehlobo.
