Electrically powered transport vehicle with a lighting system

An electrically powered personal transport system, comprising:

• an electrically powered personal transport vehicle, that includes
• a deck configured to support a weight of an operator standing on the deck while operating the personal transport vehicle;
• one or more trucks mounted to a bottom of the deck, each of the trucks including an axle;
• one or more wheels mounted on each axle of the trucks;
• one or more batteries to power a motor configured to drive the wheels by way of a drive system, at least one battery of the one or more batteries disposed under a battery enclosure having a first light indicator system configured for communicative lighting for communicating with the operator;
• and
• a deck lighting system built into the personal transport vehicle, the deck lighting system including a light strip of i) a single color of LEDs, ii) multiple different colors of LEDs, or iii) a combination of both, disposed in one or more grooves in a perimeter of the deck,
• wherein one or more LEDs of the light strip are configured to communicate as follows selected from a group consisting of
• i) change state of one or more of the LEDs to communicate with the operator to give the operator navigational directions,
• ii) change state of one or more of the LEDs to communicate with the operator to provide the operator guidance on upcoming hazards,
• iii) turn on one or more of the LEDs to externally communicate a physical presence of the personal transport vehicle and the personal transport vehicle's intended navigational route to other vehicles on a road or people on a sidewalk;
• and
• iv) any combination of these three;
• and
• a companion remote control for the personal transport vehicle configured to allow the operator to activate the LEDs and having a second light indicator system also configured for communicating with the operator.