On Friday morning, Ann Arbor tweeters reported spotting Bird scooters around the U-M campus. Some had business cards attached offering a free ride with a voucher code.
Bird electric scooters are in Ann Arbor. https://t.co/1jOg8375dE pic.twitter.com/qNgAN31YfT
— Damn Arbor (@damnarbor) September 7, 2018
@BirdRide must’ve launched around 9 AM today. Just saw a group ride by on some right now (ironically while on my way to an Ann Arbor Transportation Committee meeting). pic.twitter.com/mHbEux2Gzt
— Jesse Halfon (@HalfonJesse) September 7, 2018
The scooters are reportedly part of a smaller-scale pop-up tour introducing the tech to college campuses around the country. Earlier this summer, Bird and a rival company named Lime deployed their scooters in Detroit. The scooters are available in cities across the country.
Bird's smartphone-enabled rideshare program costs $1 to activate a scooter and 15 cents per minute to ride. You can read our guide to riding them here.
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