What Happened To Segway?
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2020
- What happened to Segway? Why was Segway unsuccessful? Was Segway a failure? What happened to the Segway inventor? What did John Doerr and Steve Jobs say about Segway? What is Ninebot? What is the Segway PT? Who are Dean Kamen and Jimi Hesenden? How does Segway work? How does Segway balance? Did President George Bush own a Segway? What happened to Usain Bolt with a Segway?
We discuss why Segway was such a huge commercial flop, the tragedy involving its owner and the future of the mobility industry. Here's How It Happened.
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I think the astronomical price was the main factor that doomed the Segway. You can get a decent scooter now for $500 or less.
correct its the price
One major issue was that it was not suitable to use in traffic nor safe to use on sidewalks with pedestrians. So basically, it wasn't safe to use anywhere as a form of transport. Even electric scooters have the advantage of being narrow. The Segway is wide and the wheels form a hazard to pedestrians. It was also heavy and could really injure someone if they were struck by it.
I always rode mine on the sidewalk. It was very safe as it could be ridden at a pedestrian's pace.
I think you are right. We have 3 Ninebots and we ride them ONLY on our coldasec or drive way. I can't trust it on streets with traffic.
Cars have killed millions of people. But nobody cares about that.
Great video!! I’m surprised you don’t have more views, can’t wait to see more content
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Thanks, that just answered my question's
And thanks for putting the work into informing us.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
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I'm still looking for one.
I’m still dreaming of owning a Segway 🤞🏻
Haha maybe one day
I CAN SIP YOU ONE SEGWAY X2 BUT YOU NEED TO GET THE 2 BATTERIES
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@@jeffram68 I have 4 X2 with info keys i can email you photos,very good condition used indoor only in a mall for extremely low price less than 1000 US dollar per unit with info key but you need to buy batteries batteries
I just got Segway S-Plus.
I just purchased one and I'm having a blast with it. Everyone in the neighborhood is mesmerized when I go by. Dork factor and all! The most difficult thing about riding one is getting on. A little practice in that becomes simple too. Have fun couch potatoes!
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I remeber back in 2005 when everyone on TV said, "In the future we won't be walking to get around, but instead we will all be driving one of these" I was like "In what universe?!!!"
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I have three old Segways, one is plugged in and in running condition, the others simply need batteries. My wife is handicapped and prefers using them to wheelchairs. We have switched to Air Wheels, which are similar but not as heavy, and have only three moving parts - two hub motors and the steering handle. Each Segway has six spinning gyros and each wheel has its own motor and gear train.
I sold my Segway i2 when the batteries died, but kind of wish I hadn't. I saw a man on one some weeks ago and he said he loves it. So even in 2022 with so many alternaties, that man loved his Segway PT i2. People who are dismissive don't take people like your wife into consideration. I'm glad you found an alternative for her though. I was just disappointed that it didn't evolve. It's also odd to me to call Ninebot's toys "Segways" considering the high grade quality of real Segways.
@@TheLillianYoungnobody is claiming it was universally hated, quite the opposite in fact. The company simply suffered from mind boggling levels of mismanagement, and that can sink anything.
I have a segway mini pro with handle bar and it a dream to go to grocery store or for a nice stroll just wish it went faster than 20 KPH but all in all I love it
I've been using these things at work for a while and the models we have, have ironed out all the issues. If the Segway even smells a potential error, it buzzes at you to get off and then shuts down.
Also riding on them feels so great, leaning controls means you don't have to think about it and can just focus on something else.
Shame that it got such bad PR due to unaddressed errors early on.
Can't fold it up and carry into the office or public transport, impractical, expensive too.
I've the Segway Ninebot G30 MAX and it's a fantastic scooter. Ninebot have really turned the Segway name around. Their new GT & GT 2 are unreal .
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I currently own a Segway Ninebot scooter and it’s well built. They’re slowly stepping away from self balancing vehicles and keeping on with e scooters, mopeds, gokarts, dirt bikes, etc.
what? $5000 on release? Great video, was wondering what happened to it.
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
nice video 👍👍👍
Thanks 😊
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I just traveled 35 km/h on my cousin's electric skateboard this morning and it made me think of what happened to the segway. This skateboard is faster, cheaper, keeps one hand free to hold things and it doesn't have the same dork-factor though I certainly looked like an idiot when I first tried it and let out a girly scream as it accelerated from under me.
@Yodi Gak They also come in 15 kh/h versions as the Segway for less money or one can simply not go 35 km/h.
Why the heck does this only have 37 views
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Because no one is interested in segway enough to watch a video on why no one is interested in segway. That would be my guess. I found this video fascinating and the author's voice is very easy to listen to. Well done!!!
Interesting video. I was around 22 years old when I first saw them and in no way did I ever have any desire to have one. I could see the logic for airport staff using them to get around a large airport or police using them maybe but I couldn't see anything they could offer that a bicycle couldn't, and a bicycle was far cheaper. Even my first car cost me only $2000, and it ran for years. I wouldn't have used a Segway even if it was free, and I don't know anyone who did.
I used it in a resort hotel! They rent it! I think is good for tourist only! No as commuter
The latest Segway Hybrid ATVs, UTV and their Sports UTV are very advanced
The Segway PT getting banned in public spaces as soon as it was released in 2002 did not help.
It wasn’t safety compatible on streets or sidewalks and it wasn’t practical transportation. Many people live more than 12 miles from the grocery store or their workplace and there’s no way you can safely carry groceries on one. Furthermore, Segway wasn’t addressing an unmet need. We already had practical transportation that was meeting our needs, whether it be a car, bicycle, or scooter.
I own a mini pro but since I took a bad fall last year, it killed the fun of it for me. Its just scary to use it now...
Where can I get affordable extended amp/hr batteries for my X2?
How about the Segway Ninebot LOOMO? Was it available in Canada?
I heard Ninebot stole the plans, shrunk it down, so segway sued ninebot , but ninebot made so much money selling the ninebot mini that they bought the compny and canceld the lawuit against themselves .
One answer- three wheeled scooters that are faster, have a seat, are cheaper, have better range, can drive on mud without you slipping and falling and are safer in pretty much every way.
Which three-wheeled scooters? Can you take them to work inside of an elevator? Ive seen ATVs tip over.
I owned the Segway PT i2 and saw one a few weeks ago in NY. I ride electric unicycles now but loved my high quality Segway and hate that Ninebot, the maker of cheap plastic, uses the "Segway" name. I think Segway PTs became dated with slow speeds and smaller micro mobility. But NONE to date have the same self balancing tech + quality. Show people falling who didn't learn properly - okay. But not one Segway PT exploded. The Segway PT was genius but didn't evolve.
Now there's Segway Powersports with an ATV, UTV, and SSV
I still use a Segway to play golf
It is great for that market because of speed of play and not as harmful to grass as a full size buggy
It was just too expensive for the market
I remember seeing the Segway and it was thought to be the future of personal vehicle. Too bad the ebike, scooter and eskateboard are much more cooler and affordable too.
They are an answer to a question the market did not ask. Two wheels in the bicycle/scooter/ebike/motorcycle arrangement defecate all over Smegway in big runny streams.
It is a fine NICHE market item with (this matters) ZERO cargo capacity. Security guards etc on foot patrol sometimes liked them though.
haha now I have a Segway electric dirt bike. They have come along way
Everyone always assumes it was the price and there is no doubt it was a factor. But if there is extremely limited use for your product to begin with when it comes to the consumer market, even extremely aggressive pricing may not be much help. Consider it in real terms: Imagine it was some how possible they cut the price by 50 percent down to 2,500 USD. How many consumers would pay that for a something that would essentially amount to a toy that they would probably be bored with in a month? The market share for which ownership would be practical, was just too small.
This should of never been more than 2,000$. The main problem is that it can't fit in cars either so you can't take it anywhere. And a max speed of 10mph? It should of atleast done 20 mph.
Should've x 2. You're welcome.
Mine went to 12mph. Still slow. I'm shocked honestly to see that Ninebot is sticking to that speed with their current crop of toys. I know they're releasing some new stuff but it's still overpriced for the speed.
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I remember the hype this clown made around this. .. 1 year before he unveiled it he wouldn't show but only tell that it would be the greatest invention in history... turned out it was just a fucking over priced sharper image clown toy....
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You need to calm down
MY BRAND NEW ATV ARRIVES ANY DAY NOW. CANT WAIT. SEGWAY STILL MAKES THE VETERAN SHERMAN MONO WHEEL I OWN ONE. TWO YEARS NOW, 31,370 MILES, NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM AND IM 80 YEARS OLD.
Time for another short squeeze
It was to expensive since the beginning otherwise everyone in Europe would have got one. The streets are perfect here for them.
Do you know what happened to hoverboards by 2022?? That would be another interesting topic
Great suggestion!!
What happened to hoverboards? They are everywhere.
Yes, price point is a huge turn off….
my experience with Segway Elite is not good. Ninebot mini Pro is much safer because knees control. I find that knees control is much better in every way than 2 hands.
Also wheels in Elite are to big for transport but mini Pro to small comparing to Elite. Best would be Ninebot mini Pro with bigger wheels, more power motor, bigger battery, of course knees control and new way of transport handling. Between 2 wheels should be handle to close platform on the way that wheels come closer and whole ninebot become much more narrow as a big bag.
You make some interesting points. I've also found the Mini Pro to be much easier to control but I'm not sure about Ninebot's perspective. I guess we'll have to wait and see!
..and not only camera, but with something like LIDAR for obstacles would be great..
Ninebot is now much better and safer than older and still more expensive X2..
they nearly damaged Usain Bolt's billion dollar legs 😮
Price was expensive
Seemed to be mainly for people too lazy to pedal a bike. Only they were exponentially more expensive, more unwieldy, and way heavier than a bike. If you needed to lift them up a few stairs or even a curb it was a deal-breaker. Why did anyone ever think they would be a good idea?
Looks too hair trigger. Suddenly accelerating forward or backwards. And the company owner plummeting off a cliff was a tragic irony.
Its still there tho
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7 year old me wanted one so bad
I would love to own a Segway just for fun!!
just because some innovative mobility device like the Segway is not PERFECT doesn't mean it's totally useless because simply all devices, mobile, computer, cars, airplanes etc also do fail, don't they? it's mostly the consuming, especially the prosumer market culture that's always looking for the BEST, while that word is perhaps the worst one humanity has ever created really ...
it just reminds me of how zeppelins (blimps) became such a forgotten memory because of the (in)famous Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937 ... then airplanes replaced zeppelins, naturally, because airplanes are faster and carry more passengers per trip on a much smaller vehicle (although also much heavier too!) while also not costing too much on the average ... but are airplanes SAFE too? how `bout cars? bicycles and bikes? trains or what have you!? even our bedrock planet, our most versatile vehicle moving us through the space and within the universe isn't safe, is it?
Cost way too much for something way too slow equals boring as hell
why dont they just make the damn thing more balance and less accident prone??
its like they have a good idea but completely failed in implementation
It was very balanced. These are uncoordinated riders who would fall from anything.
They aren't hard to ride. Same as a hoverboard except on a segway you have a handlebar
I’m thinking of getting the Segway emoped
Let us know if you do!
HOLY SH!T what a stupid idea.
too expensive
The Segway of today just makes scooters, scooters, and more scooters. They are boring. They are nothing without their PTs, and now they're basically dooming themselves to fail, because they're boring.
The Segway would be better than a normal scooter for off road with this bigger tires & wheels!
I don’t know if it’s the best thing for mall cops to chase suspects with!!
Especially what’s the top speed of 10 mph & poor ability to change detection!!
I thought it was ridiculous from day one.
He definitely has not driven the segway x260 or the segway ninebot max because those products are amazing from segway
If the ninebot is so amazing then why does it have 1 star for tons of people?
Price was not a factor for me. What killed it for me was that they were illegal to use in the UK except on private land. What a backward thinking country.
PT x2 is a great vehicle but too expensive. I'm sure if price tag was sub $3000 sales would have skyrocketed.
No. It's not even a great vehicle. I wouldn't use one even for free.
@@ultimathule1000 you are entitled to wrong opinion.
@@cloudguru3018 : for ANY feature of Segway you can find a better solution
It was way too damn expensive for what it offered.
One can buy an amazing E-bicycle for a fraction of the cost
Now, true. When it originally came out, I'm not sure. I bought it for the self balancing, gyro tech and height.
As a toy if it was cheaper maybe...as a TOY! To replace the car?? Hahaha what a joke cars are comfortable, elegant, cool! The inventor lost touch with reality!
If it flew from the beginning it wouldn't have helped it.
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The biggest reason for its failure: It's not self-balancing like a bicycle or a scooter. The wheels should have been in the direction of motion not perpendicular to it! It's basic physics.
Agreed. The E-Scooter (The affordable Xiaomi M365 specifically) ended up replacing these. Bikes and Scooters are just a better solution.
Neither of those are self balancing... Are you smoking something friend?
Ninebot makes utter garbage. And they are quite known for having the worst customer support on so many levels. Overpriced, poorly engineered and still to this day, safety issues.
I just got through reading a whole bunch of 1 star reviews from people with ninebot and their customer service 😂
I can't speak to the company ninebot is today, but I can tell you one of the most fun vehicles I've ever tried was the ninebot e+ electric unicycle released in 2015.
For its time, the thing was a marvel. It was darn near bulletproof and could take a ton of abuse, could be ridden on trails, and even in light rain. Granted it doesn't hold up to today's electric unicycles which are considerably faster and have more range, but today's wheels are also considerably bulkier and heavier than ever. At 118 lbs, one of them (The Master Pro) weighs even more than the original Segway! Overall the e+ is still one of the lightest weight and portable transportation solutions ever made.
They make the highest selling scooter the ninbot max and all their other scooters this video is a joke
you say it, scooter, not segway
People don't expect to jump on a bicycle and ride it perfectly the first time. They shouldn't expect to ride any other vehicle perfectly the first time either. Segway are easy enough to ride for anyone with decent coordination. Uncoordinated people should stay away from bicycles, or any other riding devices and not film themselves being idiots and criticize the vehicle.
Thanks for saying this!! I owned one and remember video compilations like this giving Segways a bad name. I've since owned multiple PEVs and the (now sold) Segway PT remains the easiest to ride and the safest.
I disagree, Segway even not being as popular as they had hoped had a dramatic impact on personal transportation
It was the epitome of a couch potato transport. A bicycle does everything better. Just get a little less flabby, people.
cool idea but in reality its useless (i still have one)
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Good riddance. Segways we're stupid!!!
Get woke
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