Google Maps integrates new e-bike, scooter rentals

E-bikes and e-scooters only seem to be growing in popularity in plenty of urban areas around the world, and Google Maps is getting on the bandwagon when it comes to supporting the ability to display the location of more eco-friendly micro-vehicle brands in your neighborhood vicinity. 

As of yesterday, all Bird partner cities within the US will have access to Bird scooter and bike locations through the Google Maps app, both on iOS and Android, while the rest of the world (with more than three hundred partner cities so far) will follow suit soon enough.

Competing micromobility company Lime can already be seen on Google Maps

Google Maps will not only be able to pinpoint the location of Bird bikes and scooters, but will also show other useful information such as the approximate remaining battery range, estimated price, trip duration, and of course, the optimized route to reach your location. 

While Google Maps shows plenty of info on nearby e-scooters or bicycles, you can’t actually rent the bikes or scooters through the Maps app. You will have to click through and be redirected to the micromobility companies’ own respective app, where you will be prompted to unlock and pay for your vehicle of choice.