Karl, you are correct about everything, such as the 10 foot leash rule. You went on to say "these are the old rules. The newer units will likely do other things ..." Not so. the Gen 1, Gen 2, the i2SE (which came out in 2014, and I call Gen 3), and the Segway/Ninebot Elite+ all follow the 10 foot leash rule. Of course, the miniPro doesn't follow the rule, since it balances with the knee-steer bar. However, if you replace the knee-steer with one of the 3rd party full-size handlebars, it falls over forward almost immediately if you get off. So apparently its software does not understand why it can't balance when you get off, so it exits balance mode.
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