Spin promises fix for AI glitch that makes scooters sound loud alarm on popular Seattle trail July 28, 2021 at 2:18 pm A Spin scooter on Seattle’s Burke-Gilman Trail, which the company’s technology mistakes for a sidewalk. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) One of the most interesting features of the shared Spin scooters that rolled out this month in Seattle is technology that detects when someone is riding a scooter on a sidewalk in violation of local ordinances, repeatedly emitting a loud jingle to alert the rider and anyone else within earshot to the problem. At least initially, it’s also one of the scooter’s most obnoxious features.