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unu
Short version
unu was a Berlin-based electric scooter manufacturer, founded in 2013. Initially the company sold rebranded Chinese scooters (the Classic generation); in 2019 they announced the Scooter Pro, a newly developed model with built-in cellular connectivity and smartphone integration. Later came the Scooter Move as a lower-cost variant: the same body shell as the Pro, but with different internals (Fardriver motor controller, China-OEM-standard components, no built-in modem). unu went bankrupt in 2022; the original cloud and sales channels have been offline since.
Mechanically the scooters are largely fine. The main limitations are software: GPS, sharing, remote control, and smartphone features are no longer usable without the original manufacturer backend. That's exactly what the projects gathered under rescoot address.
Which model do you have?
- Scooter Pro: shipped from 2021, in-house control unit (MDB), display unit (DBC), Bosch/Lingbo motor controller, built-in 4G modem, NFC keycards. The focus of our work.
- Scooter Move: uses the Pro's body shell, but has a Fardriver ECU and China-OEM-standard components inside. No cloud connectivity from the factory; independent hardware platform.
What you can do now
- Get your cloud back. Sunshine takes over the functions of the original cloud (telemetry, remote control, sharing). For the Pro, this requires a SIM adapter and a Nano-SIM in place of the deactivated original SIM.
- Replace the firmware. librescoot replaces the software on MDB and DBC with an open-source alternative featuring navigation, an alarm system, and a configurable dashboard.
- Repair. An overview of spare parts, tools, and documentation is in the parts list for the Pro.
- Talk to others. Discussions and help in the Discord.
Why this page exists
There are several thousand unu Pros in circulation. Many are sitting somewhere gathering dust because their owners don't know the scooter can still be used sensibly. This page and the linked projects are our contribution to changing that.