Did your rented e-scooter suddenly shut down? Blame the invisible geofence

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Did your rented e-scooter suddenly shut down? Blame the invisible geofence
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Santa Monica and Beverly Hills are among cities where your e-scooter can be slowed down or stopped using a technology called geofencing.

Like scores of tourists who zip through Santa Monica on e-scooters every day, 21-year-old Elliot Stevenson had no idea there was a fence around the pier until he hit it.

Cities across California have followed Santa Monica’s lead in limiting the type and number of micro-mobility devices that move inside their borders, and how those vehicles are deployed. Now, many are testing the limits of a technology called geofencing to remotely enforce speed,People riding Lime scooters cross Ocean Boulevard at Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica.

“We have dedicated people to make sure we’re in compliance,” said Stephen Lee, an operations manager at the company. “The rules are changing a lot.” Paul Richardson, right, a member of the"Lime Patrol" for the scooter company Lime, warns a pair of riders about avoiding no-ride areas near the pier in Santa Monica, that if crossed will cause the scooters to power off.

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