/PRNewswire/ Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and the University of Auckland announced the opening of the first Trimble Technology Lab in New Zealand. The lab builds.
The start-up company currently employs eight people.
The roles being created will largely be in tech, operations and customer care, and are expected to come on board over the coming months.
“We are based locally and have a detailed understanding of the cities and towns we hope to operate in,” Lee Roche, chief executive of Smart Scooters, said.
“We’re also in discussions with a wide range of hotel chains and tour operators, both of whom see the enormous potential for our e-scooter sharing scheme,” he added.
The funding was raised privately and used to buy e-scooters, as well as develop the company’s software.