Lime Scooters Were Hacked To Say Offensive Things To Riders

Lime’s electric scooters are gradually expanding to more parts of the world. They are currently available on a trial basis in Brisbane where an incident has occurred that has left some riders in shock. As many as 8 e-scooters were hacked to say offensive and sexual things to riders.

Local media reports show that an entire row of scooters was saying hacked messages which weren’t really nice. Since all of them are blaring out the messages at once, it’s difficult to ascertain what each one is saying, but videos online do reveal a couple of garish examples.

The company is obviously not thrilled by this, referring to people behind it as vandals. “We are aware that eight Lime scooters in Brisbane have had their audio files changed by vandals recording over the existing audio file with inappropriate and offensive speech,” said Nelson Savanh, the company’s public affairs manager for Queensland. “It’s not smart, it’s not funny and is akin to changing a ringtone,” Savanh added.

As e-scooters become more popular, people have been hacking them to get away with more than just playing offensive messages. There have been instances where e-scooters have been hacked to hit max speeds and even to get free rides.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Transportation
Tags: Lime