Based on region, the Global Autonomous Bicycles & E-Scooters Market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and Middle East and Africa. Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest market share in 2024 and is anticipated to reach USD 466.53 Million by 2035. Asia-Pacific is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 25.5% during the forecast period.
Europe: Experiencing Dynamic Growth
The European market for autonomous bicycles and e-scooters has emerged as a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector, reflecting significant shifts in urban mobility preferences across the region. Countries like Germany, the UK, France, and Italy are leading the way in integrating smart technologies into the transportation landscape, with innovations such as advanced sensor systems and artificial intelligence enhancing the functionality and user experience of autonomous vehicles. The push for sustainable urban transport solutions is a driving force in this market, as countries seek to reduce traffic congestion, lower carbon emissions, and promote healthier lifestyles among their residents.
According to the European Shared Mobility Index compiled by Fluctuo, shared mobility trips in Europe reached approximately 640 million in 2024, representing growth compared to 2023. Notably, bike-sharing (both dockless and station-based) has been a key contributor, as London and Paris together represented one out of every three shared bike trips taken in Europe. This presents growing user investment in flexible, sustainable modes of transport, which helps pave the way for the deployment of enhanced features in micromobility vehicles, including autonomy and smart safety systems...
North America: Emerging Operation Market
The North American sector for autonomous e-bicycles and e-scooters is growing quickly, expedited by expanding micromobility use and the incorporation of autonomous and smart technology into urban transport. In 2024, shared micromobility trips in the U.S. and Canada surpassed 225 million, a 31% increase over the previous year--a strong indication of demand for flexible and sustainable transport options. This growth represents an opportunity for autonomous technologies to emerge, as fleet operators seek to enhance efficient use while minimizing costs.
Electrification is a significant driver of this growth, with 79% of shared micromobility systems in North America now offering an electrically powered option, while e-scooters and e-bikes constituted 66% of total micromobility trips. New e-bike trips accounted for nearly 64 million rides in 2024 and e-scooters for roughly 84 million rides. Such numbers convey a large degree of usage, and allow for natural adoption of autonomous components, such as self-parking, fleet balancing, and planned AI routes. As operators of autonomous mobility increasingly rely less on manually reallocating vehicles, the cost savings enable fleet operators to provide even greater mobility for riders.
South America: Emerging and Growing
Brazil is one of the major players in the regional growth. In particular, the e-bike segment in Brazil is fairly sizable. Within the e-scooter shared space, the company Whoosh is growing in Brazil: currently operating ~5,700 scooter across three cities, has plans to reportedly double its fleet from ~5,700 scooters to ~10,000 by the end of 2024 (~2026 - 50,000 scooters).Government policy and regulatory sandbox environments are another growth lever. By example, the city of Rio de Janeiro has put a “sandbox” framework into place for micromobility companies like Whoosh to pilot operations with mechanisms for oversight that creates both a risk mitigation and regulatory compliance layer while scaling operations. Local governments and NGOS are also creating bike-friendly infrastructure to promote cycling e-bikes (bike-lanes, secure parking, etc). A sustainability-focused platform in Brazil (Micromobility Brazil) is mapping public micromobility systems throughout Brazil and is advocating for transparency of data to create trust between users and cities.
Asia-pacific: Expanding Operations
The global push toward zero-carbon buildings is influencing construction practices in the APAC region. The Asia-Pacific region is becoming the fastest-growing center for micromobility and self-driving mobility solutions, due to rapid urbanization, governmental subsidies for clean transportation, and the increasing demand for an efficient last-mile solution. Crowded megacities such as Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai, and Jakarta face worsening congestion and pollution, and electric two-wheelers, including e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds, represent a sustainable way forward. Existing policy measures, such as EV subsidies, cycling infrastructure, and combustion-engined 22w restriction in certain cities, are further driving adoption. In addition, the region's existing technology ecosystem - especially in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, is enabling innovation in self-driving, battery efficiency, and smart mobility platforms, making Asia-Pacific the place that will define the future of urban mobility.
Middle-East & Africa: Driven by Increasing Urbanization
The Middle East & Africa (MEA) has been established as a high-growth frontier for micromobility and electric two-wheelers due to urbanization, net-zero and air quality goals, large-scale private investment into electric mobility and rapid progress of policies supporting last mile electrified solutions. Gulf cities are aggressively expediting programs for EVs and smart cities (supporting fleets, charging and pilot interventions) at the same time we see rapidly emerging, locally-led solutions in electric motorcycles and battery-swapping models to address cost and energy access challenges in Africa. Together these undermine these two-track growth momentum: sophisticated policy-led interventions in the Gulf and burgeoning demand-led uptake in an emerging number of cities across Africa.
