Honda to roll out motorized chair, aiming to avoid Segway's fate

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will start offering its Uni-One motorized chair to businesses from autumn, hoping that hands-free ease of use will help the wheelchair-like device succeed where the headline-grabbing Segway once failed.

Honda is offering test rides at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, with up to about 50 slots per day of 15 minutes each outdoors. Some visitors come to the expo just to take the chair for a spin.