The Robot Future Won't Be Driving Your Car, It Will Be Charging It

by Rob Hoffman | TTAC Creator

Published: November 4th, 2025

the robot future won t be driving your car it will be charging it

Public EV charger utilization is a broken model and Madhav Ayyagari and David Alspaugh, co-founders of Inductive Robotics, may have figured out a way to fix it through autonomous EV charging.

Our conversation explores the founders' journeys, the necessity of their solution in the face of growing EV adoption and inadequate infrastructure, and the technical workings of their robotic charging system. They delve into the challenges of fundraising in the hardware space, the importance of vehicle compatibility, and the future roadmap for their technology, emphasizing the potential for scalability and improved user experience in EV charging.

The Urban EV Podcast is about electric vehicle ownership in a city -- and how that can be daunting when you don't have access to a plug. We explore urban charging infrastructure along with the day-to-day experience and economics of public charging your vehicle in a big city.

The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.

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Jon138943975 on Nov 07, 2025

Wow...so many morons on the comments here. Sure, let's stick with ICE, but why not promote steam? Then we'd have a use for all the coal inbred rightos want to keep mining.

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- Normie on Nov 07, 2025
  
  Anyone who disagrees with you is a moron and you're not an inbred righto?
  I wonder if inbred rightos realize they have soulmates in the other camp.
  
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Arthur Dailey on Nov 07, 2025

Again what I see and read does not appear to make any sense.

Tesla has the largest market cap/value of any auto manufacturer world wide. Tesla only sells EV's. Yet I keep seeing comments that 'nobody wants to buy EVs'.

Elon Musk is requesting a trillion dollar compensation package from Tesla. If EV's do not sell, where will that money come from. Why would Tesla be willing to pay that if they know that they will be selling far less vehicles?

China is the largest auto market in the world. Approximately 50% of all new vehicles sold in China are EV's. And their market share is growing. Yet I keep reading that 'nobody wants to buy EVs'.

China exported well over 1 million EV's last year. Yet I keep reading that 'nobody wants to buy EVs'.

So who is correct? The number one auto market. The most valuable auto manufacter in the world? Or the anonymous posters who keep telling us that 'nobody wants to buy EVs'?

And Chinese vehicles are already now largely using sodium-ion batteries. The next 'big step' in battery technology.

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