Product Hunt Daily Digest
April 8th, 2018

Uber just acquired this startup for ~$200M šŸš“ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ’°
Today, Uber announced their acquisition of the bright red, bike-rental startup JUMP, which has already deployed 250 electric, dock-less bicycles on the streets of San Francisco in an initial pilot.

Users are taking between 6 and 7 rides a day. They're incredibly popular.

This isn't the first time these two companies have appeared on the same headline: Uber partnered with JUMP months ago so riders could rent a bike directly from the Uber app.

In addition to SF, JUMP bikes are already riding around Washington D.C. and soon Sacramento and Providence later this year.

JUMP isnā€™t the only one innovating on last-miles transportation:

šŸš Google's Larry Paige backed the Kitty Hawk, a personal flying car designed that looks a lot like a massive drone.

šŸ•³ļø Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to build tunnels that criss-cross your city and cut your entire commute down to minutes.

šŸ›©ļø The Flyride actually lets you fly, using uber-powerful jets of water.

šŸ‘Ÿ Low-tech Flaneurz convert your sneakers into clip-on rollerskates.

šŸ“ˆĀ The Onewheel is a self-balancing electric skateboard with only one wheel. Modern version of the hoverboards that went #viral last year.

What's your favorite innovative way to get to work? Let us know. šŸš“ā€ā™‚ļø
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