Segue to stop making its original personal transporter
Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle. The Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes, will be retired on July 15, the company said in a statement. But the Segway, which carries a standing passenger on a wide platform, accounted for less than 1.5% of the companys revenue last year. The transportation revolution that inventor Dean Kamen envisioned when he founded the company in 1999 never took off. In 2017, Segway got into the scooter business, just as the light, inexpensive and easy-to-ride two-wheelers took over urban streets.