ChargePoint, a provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), announced an AI-powered driver support tool to rapidly accelerate the diagnosis and repair of charging stations in the field.
The software uses AI for the first time in the EV charging space to identify physical charger issues, improving uptime. It represents the latest deliverable of ChargePoint’s ongoing investment in charging station reliability.
The platform is user-friendly on the outside, yet sophisticated behind the scenes. All a driver needs to do when encountering a non-functional charging station is submit photos via an improved “report a problem” feature in the ChargePoint app. The app links the issue to the driver’s location and analyzes the images for anomalies, discovered thanks to a multitude of inputs used to train the technology for the EV charging domain.
Once the software identifies the issue, it relays the information to ChargePoint’s Network Operations Center, eliminating the need for most on-site inspections, and considerably shortening the time to resolution.
“By deploying AI technology that can diagnose hardware issues, ChargePoint has a critical new tool joining our Network Operations Center to ensure station uptime,” said Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. “This technology will enable us to triage and resolve physical issues that cannot be detected via remote monitoring, demonstrating our commitment to innovations, which deliver a reliable charging network.”
Drivers who report an issue will be able to track the repair status in their app, and their report will automatically generate an alert for that station’s owner, streamlining a repair process, which often requires their authorization.
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