Listen back: Wayne Brown discusses e-scooters, and the technology that drives them, in his tech slot

E-scooters will finally be given a stamp of government approval to be driven legally on Irish roads, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has announced. The Government has approved plans to draw up legislation around the new and increasingly popular mode of transport, which have existed in something of a legal grey area until now. 

Wayne tells us on The Big Breakfast Blaa that the plans will introduce a new vehicle category, powered personal transporters, which can be legally used in public – providing some safety standards are met. It's expected that tax, driving licences and insurance will not be a legal requirement.

Wayne joins us for a chat about escooters, and the tech behind them...