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With the impending onset of autonomous technology, future cars will not only be able to drive people to their destinations without assistance, they’ll also be able to perform tasks without humans in them at all.
and
, among other companies, see this as an opportunity to solve small infrastructure problems and quell inconveniences. In particular, the Hyundai group envisions an
that can park and charge itself using wireless induction technology.
Using the
car as the subject, Hyundai released a video that demonstrates how this idea could potentially work. Assume that
will be interlinked through a network. In this video, a parking garage and the owner of the network also have access and connectivity to that theoretical system.
After the driver gets out of the car at her destination, she uses an app on her smartphone to instruct the car to go to the nearest available charging station. The car then drives to a paired parking garage, sans humans, and parks itself in an available spot with a
. Using magnetic induction, the car refills on energy. When the charge is complete, it then moves itself to a different normal parking spot using the so-called Automated Valet Parking System (AVPS) until the owner is ready for the car.
When the owner summons the car using the app, the Le Fil Rouge, now shown in the video as ready with 341 miles of range, wakes itself up and drives back to the owner.
Although this is a concept for now, Hyundai and Kia believe it could become a reality within the decade. They are considering commercializing such technology with their Level 4
, which are expected to launch about 2025. The ultimate goal of launching
is set for 2030.
The idea of self-parking is something several manufacturers are already working on.
has its
feature, NIssan is exploring the idea with its
, and
plans to
in 2020. At this point, both wireless charging and self-parking features seem inevitable.
from Autoblog http://bit.ly/2SyHzCx