Pinge's rental platform is live in Tallinn
Why we built a mobility scooter rental platform, how it works, why we started in Tallinn and how we decide where to go next.
· 5 min read
We’re starting work on a new project. Today we want to share what we’re building next: Bumblebee, a vertically-folding electric three-wheel mobility scooter and the most ambitious thing Pinge has worked on so far.
Bumblebee’s defining feature is autonomous control: it can drive and manoeuvre itself, controlled by the rider or remotely.
The problem
Most mobility scooters are bulky, awkward to store, and impossible to bring with you. Bumblebee is our answer to that. A patent-pending folding frame lets it collapse upright into a fraction of its footprint, so it lives in a hallway, fits in a boot, and travels the way its rider does. Built on the foundation of our eTricycle, it keeps the stable three-wheel stance riders trust and loses the bulk they don’t.
Key features
Bumblebee is being engineered around four ideas:
- AI-assisted riding that adapts to terrain and rider for a smoother, safer experience.
- Onboard self-diagnostics that monitor battery, motor and brakes and flag a problem before it becomes one.
- Remote access to locate, control, lock and check on the scooter from anywhere, useful for riders, families and carers alike.
- A companion app that brings settings, diagnostics and service into one place.
Who is it for
Independence shouldn’t have to look clinical. Bumblebee is a design-led product first quiet, considered, and made to be lived with, the same values that sit behind everything we make in Estonia.
What’s next
Bumblebee is in active development. The concept and research are complete; design and engineering are underway now. Through 2026 we’ll move into prototyping, testing and IP, then production readiness — with a first public reveal targeted for late 2026.