Disclosed includes a method for controlling a personal transportation vehicle, the method being performed by a processor coupled with one or more driving motors of the personal transportation vehicle and with a turning control component and comprising: determining information about a height of an obstacle； determining, based on the information about the height of the obstacle, whether the personal transportation vehicle is capable of running over the obstacle； and after determining that the personal transportation vehicle is not capable of running over the obstacle: transmitting a first signal to the one or more driving motors to reduce a driving force, to cause the personal transportation vehicle to decelerate, and transmitting a second signal to disable the turning control component. As a result, the likelihood that one of the wheels of the vehicle becomes blocked by an obstacle can be reduced, and the safety of the vehicle operation can be improved.
