Kaiserslautern gets Dott: This is how the change from animal to Dott is going!

Kaiserslautern gets Dott: This is how the change from animal to Dott is going!

In Kaiserslautern, there is a significant change for e-scooter users. From November 7, 2023, the animal scooters will be replaced by Dott-E-Scooter. This renaming comes after the merger of the two companies animal and dott, which took place in January 2023. The new Dott Rollers will continue to be seen in the familiar turquoise design, but with the company's new logo. However, the use of the new e-scooters requires a significant adjustment on the part of the users.

With the switch to the Dott brand, the previous animal app is switched off and replaced by the DOTT app. For users, this means that you have to download a new app to continue to gain access to e-scooters. Some functions, such as the possibility of group trips, are not available at the time of the changeover. In order to make the changeover as smoothly as possible, there will be a link two weeks before the change in the animal app, through which the users can activate their old account in the new app.

The course of the changeover

The renaming of the e-scooters begins on November 7, and until then the scooters can still be used via the animal app. After this date, the scooters are only accessible via the DOTT app. An important step during the change is to update the payment data, while the existing account can be retained. The entire changeover should take about three weeks to give users enough time, get used to the new app and update their data.

Another central topic is the parking facilities for the e-scooters in downtown Kaiserslautern. The city plans to maintain well-known parking areas for the new Dott Rollers, so that the scooter is still allowed to park in certain locations. This is intended to help park the e-scooters properly and to avoid chaos on the streets of the city center. Users who try to take off the scooters outside the intended parking spaces will find that they cannot complete the payment. In addition, you have to expect a fine if the parking is improperly.

The Dott Rollers are positioned at known locations in the city to enable an easy finding and benefit. These planned locations include:

• Willy-Brandt-Platz
• Tourist-Info
• Maxstrasse
• Central Station
• Eisenbahnstrasse
• Lutrinastraße
• Birnstrasse
• Barbarossaring

The redesign hope that the operators hope to standardize the brand that improves both user -friendliness and simplifies the visualization of the scooters in the city. These changes within the e-scooter market in Kaiserslautern are part of a larger trend towards environmentally friendly locomotion options that become popular in many German cities.

Developments related to e-scooter use in Kaiserslautern are becoming increasingly important for mobility and infrastructure in cities. It remains to be seen how the switch to Dott can be carried out and whether the users will accept the changes, especially in view of the new requirements of the app.

For more information about the adjustments and new terms of use, it is recommended to the current reports on www.swr.de to read.