https://www.cnet.com/news/in-san-francisco-uber-lyft-ten-others-vie-for-five-electric-scooter-permits-bird-lime-spin-razor/ > The scooter war of attrition has begun in San Francisco. > Twelve companies -- including Uber and Lyft -- are vying for just five permits that would allow them to park their dockless, rentable, electric scooters on city streets, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.