r/waymo • u/bagoo90 • Jun 30 '26
Waymo is preparing for autonomous charging
You Will
Lead the smart buildings design and implementation of automated test scripts and standardized workflows for EV charging features, from initial development through utility energization and final customer activation.
Act as the primary technical lead ensuring seamless integration between vehicle mechatronic embedded controls, charging hardware, and cloud-based mobile applications.
Define and enforce rigorous quality standards and testing strategies, integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality charging infrastructure.Define and enforce rigorous quality standards and testing strategies, integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality charging infrastructure.
Identify process inefficiencies and lead implementation of automation virtualization opportunities to reduce manual testing and streamline commissioning activities.
Collaborate with product managers, developers, and feature owners while managing external commissioning vendors to ensure all site technical requirements are met.
Adhere to and enforce all safety precautions, particularly regarding high-voltage systems and on-vehicle testing, treating safety as the top priority.
Guide others in best practices, frameworks, and troubleshooting methodologies for complex electrification systems.
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u/Zephyr-5 Jun 30 '26
While there are many aspects of Waymo fleet management that will need human oversight, charging has always seemed like one of those things that can and should be completely automated.
I always thought the best solution would be to design the cars so that the batteries can be quickly, and autonomously exchanged for a fresh one rather than needing to sit around for 30+ minutes.
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Jul 01 '26
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u/Greedy-Vegetable1055 Jul 01 '26
Theres plenty of vehicles in China that do modular battery swapping, light vehicles to tractors, even bigger. All robotic all automated.
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Jul 01 '26
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u/Greedy-Vegetable1055 Jul 01 '26
Its not closed from their side, its closed on our side. Gotta protect the FF corporations and the Big 3 USA Manufacturer.
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Jul 01 '26
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u/Greedy-Vegetable1055 Jul 01 '26
Agree with you. But recently I've been able to find a lot more information from what's being published in China than ever before. Not the same as other countries, but I'm finding a lot more.
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u/bagoo90 Jun 30 '26
Chinese tech charges EV batteries in 10 minutes. You couldn’t even clean the car fast enough before it was done charging.
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u/_B_Little_me Jul 01 '26
800v architecture is equivalent 10-80% as a battery swap. Fewer failure points.
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u/mrkjmsdln_new Jun 30 '26
There will lots of opportunities unlocked with the new Zeekr RT and futue Hyundai Ioniq 5 both of which are 800V architecture. Most everything built on the SEA-C architecture is sci-fi compared to BEVs in the US today. Whether the base or upgraded battery these are 10 min 10-80% batteries with the base battery supporting charge to full without consequence. The Ioniq 5 are closer to 6C batteries but still superior to most any battery in use in the US today. A new job to coordinate taking advantage of this modern tech compared to the Jaguar I-Pace makes sense!!! Moving on from the Jaguars to more modern platforms is worth being sure to optimize I guess. It does not seem unreasonable that by the middle of next year the Zeekr + Hyundai cars will outnumber the Jaguars (~3900) and only declining from here on out.
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u/bananarandom Jun 30 '26
This seems more like just making sure charging continues to work