The Last Mile

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Moving Your Business Forward

The Segway Personal Transporter (PT) is a fun, smart solution for personal transportation.  We often hear from owners how much freedom and flexibility a Segway PT brings to his or her schedule; short errands, daily commutes, and quick glides around the block are completely transformed when you add a Segway PT to the [...]

Summer 2009: The Un-Road Trip

Boaz Frankel stopped by Segway Inc. last week to start his Segway PT leg of his Un-Road Trip, a car-free journey across America.  Already having traveled more than 6,000 miles using about 60 different modes of transportation, he continued his journey gliding from Manchester, NH to Concord, NH on a Segway i2.
Traversing the varied terrain [...]

Congrats Colorado!

Just a few days ago, Colorado became the 45th state to adopt EPAMD (Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device) legislation, effectively establishing that Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) and other low-powered, motorized vehicles are allowed for use on sidewalks, bike lanes and roadways where the speed limit does not exceed 30mph/48kph.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed HB1026, officially [...]

Say Hello to Your New Patrolling Partner

Today, we announced the availability of two new models specifically designed for smarter patrols. The Segway Patroller i2 and x2 models were developed using the direct input of existing customers by incorporating product enhancements to help officers around the world keep their communities safer.

The new models are easily identified by their highly reflective surfaces, an [...]

Airport Paramedics Saddle Up on Segway PTs

EMS workers at Calgary International Airport have added another tool to their Emergency Response arsenal: Segway PTs. The EMS teams use the Segway PTs in their daily rounds, responding to a variety of calls, including everything from swine flu screenings to dislodging wedged ear buds.  (Is anyone else as surprised as we were that ear [...]