If there are inaccuracies with this milestone, or you know additional details, especially if you are directly involved, please submit a message and get in touch!
Aggregating key points in the history of one wheel electric skateboards (both proprietary and open source), and of the community surrounding the sport.
On September 23, 2023...
In conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Future Motion, Inc. voluntarily recalls 300,000 Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards, involving all Onewheel models. At the same time, Future Motion, Inc. released the Haptic Buzz alert functionality (release video), which addresses the safety concerns in the recall via a firmware update that was available by September 29, 2023 to Onewheel GT, and available via a much later update on Onewheel+XR, Onewheel Pint, and Onewheel Pint X.
According to Future Motion, Inc., the original Onewheel and Onewheel+ models are not eligible for the firmware update, so they should not be used. Onewheel and Onewheel+ owners can confirm eligibility and possession to receive a $100 credit toward the purchase of a new Onewheel.
Although Future Motion, Inc. originally stated there would be a way for Onewheel Racing League members who met a mileage minimum to disable Haptic Buzz, this feature never actually launched. It is commonly speculated that the feature was scraped in order satisfy the CPSC.
(If you know the exact date the Haptic Buzz firmware was available for Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, or Onewheel Pint X, please send me a message!)
Categories: consumer product safety commission, future motion, news, proprietary
...Return to the (full | consumer product safety commission | future motion | news | proprietary) timeline.
If there are inaccuracies with this milestone, or you know additional details, especially if you are directly involved, please submit a message and get in touch!