Ford is immersed in the total electrification of its range of models, developing innovative products that will arrive in the coming years and 100% electric. The signature of the blue oval also thinks of future owners with disabilities, presenting a robot to carry out the load.
It is clear that the charging infrastructure for electric cars in Europe is not prepared to support this type of models. Although the governments are getting down to work after approving the definitive cessation of combustion, for now no one has thought that the current charging points for zero emissions are also an architectural barrier for the disabled.
Ford is aware of this, which is why it has presented the first robotic arm in the world that greatly facilitates this group. The robotic arm designed has a camera that detects the vehicle’s charging portwhich must be positioned close for perfect coupling and uncoupling.
This is how the new Ford solution works that facilitates the charging of electric cars for the disabled
Ford seeks the expansion of electric cars without limitations
A function that is carried out through the “Ford Pass” application on the owner’s smartphone, who can stay in the vehicle or leave it in the parking lot and return whenever they want, because when the process is complete, the system will be removed from the vehicle, as you can see in the explanatory video on these lines.
The blue oval brand decided address this problem after the results of a survey carried out in the United Kingdom, in which customers with functional disabilities were asked about the possibility of acquiring an electric car. The overwhelming result, with no less than 61% of respondentspointed out that they would do so if the charging points were also adapted to their conditions.
Ford has a prototype developed in collaboration with the University of Dortmund, which is being tested in real conditions, although the brand has not yet set a date for its introduction into the market. What we do know is that the firm forms part of a partnership with fast charger company Ionityso it is to be hoped that these are the ones that will shape its integration into its charging points, which will allow people with reduced mobility not to give up on the expansion of electric cars.