Lime has issued a warning to riders about a firmware bug in the company’s electric scooters that can cause “sudden excessive braking” during use, via The Washington Post.
According to Lime, the bug occurs in “very rare cases,” usually when a rider is going downhill at top speed and hits a pothole or obstacle, the scooter will unexpectedly brake the front wheel, which has led to some riders being injured. Lime says that the issue isn’t common, with less than 0.0045 percent of all Lime rides encountering the problem, but the company is warning customers anyway and noting that they should use extra caution while the issue is being fixed.
To that end, Lime has already started…
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