Amazon has been granted a patent for an ambitious new method of maintaining a charge in electric
vehicles.
The company wants to use drones to allow drivers to top up their vehicles without having to
visit a charging station.
Drivers would request a top up from a central server, which would dispatch a charging drone
to their location.
The drone would then dock with the vehicle and start transferring power, without the
car ever needing to come to a stop.
This solution isn't meant to administer a full charge to the car's battery, it would
only supply enough power to get the driver to a charging station.
The patent also describes a rooftop docking station that the drone can land on to stay
connected with the vehicle and provide power on an ongoing basis while it continues along
its route.
Like many other patents, there's no guarantee that Amazon will actually create a product
based on the design.
It could merely be an attempt to stop competitors from doing so.
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