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Neuron’s orange e-scooters have landed in Oshawa

The City of Oshawa and Neuron Mobility have announced that the first of the latter’s 250 e-scooters will be gradually rolled out, covering key areas of the city.

We’re pleased to welcome Neuron to our community as part of a micro-mobility trial project that runs until the end of December 2024, said a city statement yesterday.

“We have been selected by the City of Oshawa to launch the Durham Region’s first e-scooter program. From April 25, the first of our 250 safety-first e-scooters, which are equipped with the industry’s most advanced e-scooter technology, will be gradually rolled out throughout the year to cover key areas of the neighbourhood,” said a Neuron statement.

Neuron partners with the Traffic Injury Research Foundation to promote e-scooter safety and research in Canada. Users can visit the online riding school, ScootSafe Academy, for local riding rules and earn free credits for future rides. Neuron safety ambassadors will also be out at key areas of the city to equip new riders with the confidence to safely ride and park the vehicles.

Oshawa becomes Neuron’s 11th Canadian city and sixth in Ontario, following recent launches in the Greater Toronto Area, including Brampton and the Region of Waterloo. Neuron will invest significantly into the city, creating approximately 20 permanent and temporary jobs which will be recruited locally, the statement said.

It said riders will also benefit from a range of cutting-edge safety features including: world’s first integrated helmets; voice guidance; topple detection; a 911 emergency button which detects if a rider has had a fall and then helps them call the emergency services via their smartphone, and a ‘Follow my Ride’ function for added peace of mind. Advanced geofencing technology will also control where e-scooters are ridden and parked, and how fast they can travel in certain areas.

To ride a Neuron, unlock and use the e-scooters through a user-friendly app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

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