{"id":1169162,"date":"2022-08-07T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/07\/ford-tests-robot-charging-station-to-help-disabled-drivers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-07T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T06:47:00","slug":"ford-tests-robot-charging-station-to-help-disabled-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/07\/ford-tests-robot-charging-station-to-help-disabled-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford tests robot charging station to help disabled drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_104\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/e2565fb2-0428-52d3-9d24-809ce39ec221\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Johannesburg \u2013 Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that a driver can operate from their cellphone, while never leaving their electric car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work,\u201d Ford said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor most of us, filling a car with fuel or charging an electric vehicle is a simple task. But for disabled drivers, people with reduced mobility and older people it can be a significant challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford said that ease of charging has been identified as a key purchase consideration for electric vehicles for disabled drivers.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a research project to develop hands-free charging solutions for electric vehicles and fully automatic charging for the autonomous vehicles, Ford is conducting trials of the robot charging station.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the company are putting the charging station to test in real-life situations, after initial lab testing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce activated, the station cover slides open and the charging arm extends towards the inlet with the help of a tiny camera. For the trial, drivers were able to monitor the charge status via the FordPass app,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter charging, the arm retracts back into place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"baobab-embedded-image\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/resize\/650x65000?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/d4a3534a-e977-578a-a1fe-cd85c782d83c\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<p>The robot charging station, custom-made by Dortmund University, in Germany, could in future be installed at disabled parking spaces, in car parks or at private homes. <\/p>\n<p>Charging could in future become fully automated, with minimal or no driver involvement, with the driver simply sending the vehicle to the charging station.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"strong-66c28cf79185a9a1d0a00e57ac1eca9f\">IOL Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/technology\/ford-tests-robot-charging-station-to-help-disabled-drivers-2be30549-d0d1-45a6-9d52-abbfdea2b3aa\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johannesburg \u2013 Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that a driver can operate from their cellphone, while never leaving their electric car. \u201cThe technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work,\u201d Ford said. \u201cFor most of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1169162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}