Self-driving bikes: Seattle’s next transit revolution?

Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman • Apr 20, 2025

Jul 6, 2018

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                <h1>Self-driving bikes: Seattle’s next transit revolution?</h1>
                <h2><p>What does your future commute look like? Will you be taking a self-driving car, a solo-wheel, the hyperloop?

What about ... a self-driving bike?

In this episode of ReInventors, we look at how Professor Tyler Folsom and his students at University of Washington Bothell are spearheading a grassroots effort to test</p></h2>
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              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jul 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>What does your future commute look like? Will you be taking a self-driving car, a solo-wheel, the hyperloop?</p><p>What about ... a self-driving bike?</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ipo20qhpR3E" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>In this episode of <em>ReInventors</em>, we look at how Professor Tyler Folsom and his students at University of Washington Bothell are spearheading a grassroots effort to test and develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit: self-driving bikes.</p><p>ReInventors is hosted by Katie Herzog. Each episode features scientists, inventors and tinkerers who are reimagining the basic elements of our everyday lives.</p>
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What does your future commute look like? Will you be taking a self-driving car, a solo-wheel, the hyperloop?

What about ... a self-driving bike?

In this episode of ReInventors, we look at how Professor Tyler Folsom and his students at University of Washington Bothell are spearheading a grassroots effort to test and develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit: self-driving bikes.

ReInventors is hosted by Katie Herzog. Each episode features scientists, inventors and tinkerers who are reimagining the basic elements of our everyday lives.

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By Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman is a senior video producer at Cascade PBS, focusing on science and the environment. Previously she worked as a visual journalist for the Omaha World-Herald and The Dallas Morning News. F