oBike
Sign in to saveoBike was a Singapore-registered stationless bicycle-sharing system started by businessmen Yi Shi and Edward Chen with operations in several countries. The bikes have a built-in Bluetooth lock and can therefore be left anywhere at the end of a journey, not just at a docking station. Users use a smartphone app to locate and rent bikes. It launched in Singapore in February 2017, and ceased operation on 25 June 2018 in Singapore. Subsequently, the parent company filed for insolvency in its home market. The effect on operations outside of Singapore is unknown.
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35 sectionsContents
- The system
- Areas serviced
- Asia
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Korea
- Thailand
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
- Australia
- Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Controversy
- Australia
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Bicycles parking in car parking spots
- Other
- Germany
- Portugal
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- See also
- References
- External links
oBike was a Singapore-registered stationless bicycle-sharing system started by businessmen Yi Shi and Edward Chen with operations in several countries. The bikes have a built-in Bluetooth lock and can therefore be left anywhere at the end of a journey, not just at a docking station. Users use a smartphone app to locate and rent bikes. It launched in Singapore in February 2017, and ceased operation on 25 June 2018 in Singapore. Subsequently, the parent company filed for insolvency in its home market. The effect on operations outside of Singapore is unknown.
The firm had expanded to 24 countries including Australia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom.
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