All SF Scooters on One Map
Consumer and social
scooter locator
SHOW HN2018
51points
18comments
#782of 2,155 in 2018
Top 37%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
0 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters like seeing all scooter companies in one place
From 2 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNBased on these features you might like Migo (https://www.getmigo.com/). Not affiliated with them in any way, just a user of the app. Cool Show HN though! Can now check scooter…
acsands13 on HN
Objections
Transit and Migo already offer similar aggregation
From 3 comments
Based on these features you might like Migo (https://www.getmigo.com/). Not affiliated with them in any way, just a user of the app. Cool Show HN though! Can now check scooter…
acsands13 on HNMigo doesn’t seem to have Bird. Transit has all three: https://medium.com/@transitapp/welcome-to-scootopia-we-now-aggregate-all-electric-scooters-c31c7337d5e6
steadicat on HNhttps://transitapp.com/ has almost exactly what you're looking for on mobile.
michaelrbock on HN
Brand loyalty matters to some riders, so company color coding may be preferred
From 3 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNWhy do you want to see the company as a priority if you have no brand loyalty?
chrisseaton on HNLoyalty != preference. I bet parent – like me – has a preference for the better scooters and software (Bird) over the shitty ones (Lime), but he’ll grab a Lime if no Bird is…
steadicat on HN
Requests
Filtering out bikes so only scooters show
From 2 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNThanks! I just brought the site back up so please give it another shot. And please let me know what specific issues you're seeing on mobile. Filtering is definitely in the works,…
FriedPickles on HN
Better mobile support
From 2 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNThanks! I just brought the site back up so please give it another shot. And please let me know what specific issues you're seeing on mobile. Filtering is definitely in the works,…
FriedPickles on HN
Color coding by company rather than battery
From 2 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNThanks! I just brought the site back up so please give it another shot. And please let me know what specific issues you're seeing on mobile. Filtering is definitely in the works,…
FriedPickles on HN
Deep links to specific vehicles in apps
From 2 comments
The site is down now so I can't really try it (oh no!), but I'd love something like this. I have no brand loyalty, and I hate switching between apps. Some feature requests: ``` *…
gkoberger on HNThanks! I just brought the site back up so please give it another shot. And please let me know what specific issues you're seeing on mobile. Filtering is definitely in the works,…
FriedPickles on HN
Questions
How the location data is obtained
From 3 comments
How are you getting this information?
livejamie on HN@FriedPickles - Where/how are you getting the data? Anything you would be willing to share?
wferrell on HNmy assumption would be private APIs he's figuring out by MITM'ing mobile network traffic
daniel_levine on HN
How delayed the location data is
From 1 comment
Nice. How much delay is there on the scooter/bike location?
pilingual on HN
Alternatives named
Migo
From 1 comment
Based on these features you might like Migo (https://www.getmigo.com/). Not affiliated with them in any way, just a user of the app. Cool Show HN though! Can now check scooter…
acsands13 on HN
Transit app
From 2 comments
Migo doesn’t seem to have Bird. Transit has all three: https://medium.com/@transitapp/welcome-to-scootopia-we-now-aggregate-all-electric-scooters-c31c7337d5e6
steadicat on HNhttps://transitapp.com/ has almost exactly what you're looking for on mobile.
michaelrbock on HN