If the sticking point is the charging process, this kind of invention could eventually change some minds about electric-vehicle ownership.
If the sticking point is the inconvenient charging process, this kind of invention could eventually change some minds about electric-vehicle ownership.Plenty of ideas exist to eliminate the trouble of plugging an EV into a heavy charging cable. From wireless pads to robot arms, people have been working on this technology for a while now.
Hyundai Motor Group is the latest to investigate human-free EV charging tech and will display its new Automatic Charging Robot at the Seoul Mobility Show that starts next week. Using a built-in laser, cameras, AI wheels, and a movable arm, the ACR can—with the right EV—make charging yourAs simple as it can be to charge an electric vehicle at a known location like home or work, it could always be easier. WiTricity is working on wireless EV charging and has been for a decade. In 2015, Tesla showed a video of a metal "snake" that could plug a charging cable into an EV automatically. Ram is working on an inductive charging robot for its upcoming electric truck.
For now, the ACR is just a cool toy on display at the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show. But HMG said that it predicts robots will offer support for EV charging in the "near future." Whenever the ACR or any of the other charging simplification technologies arrive, it'll be the next concrete step that makes driving an EV more accessible and convenient.
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