Ride-share giant launches new transportation option in area

Uber’s JUMP scooters have arrived in Tampa.

By Business Observer Staff
| 12:08 p.m. June 11, 2019
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JUMP, acquired last month by Uber, has brought its electric scooters to downtown Tampa. Courtesy photo.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

TAMPA — Uber has brought its JUMP brand of electric scooters to Tampa. The ride-share company launched the service on Tuesday at Franklin Manor in downtown Tampa, where it gave away helmets and held a safety demonstration.

The City of Tampa has approved 20 pickup and drop-off locations for the scooters, according to a press release. JUMP scooters, which cost 29 cents per minute to ride, can be activated and managed via the Uber app.

Uber is the latest company to bring the e-scooter craze to Tampa. Over Memorial Day weekend, rival companies Bird, Lime and Spin all began offering scooter access to Tampanians.