Google Maps can now help you find Lime vehicles
Microtransit users in 13 cities across the globe will now be able to use Google Maps to locate Lime scooters as a result of a new partnership between the two companies.
“You just got off your train and you have seven minutes to get to your first meeting on time—but it’ll take you 15 minutes to walk the rest of the way. You don’t have time to walk, your bus is delayed and the next ridesharing vehicle isn’t set to arrive for another 10 minutes. So close, yet so far,” Google wrote in a post and adding that with the new partnership, users can get to the above-mentioned meeting “right on Lime.”
Users will be able to tap the transit icon in Google Maps, which will show nearby vehicles, such as Lime scooter, pedal bikes and e-assist bikes, along with information such as cost estimate and anticipated arrival time.
Tapping on the Lime card will take you right to the Lime app, where you can see the exact location of the vehicle and unlock it.
The new feature will be available on both iOS and Android devices, and will be rolled out in Austin, Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland, San Antonio, San Jose, Scottsdale and Seattle and the United States, as well as Auckland, New Zealand and Brisbane, Australia.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
