# Autonomous Car Chargers Tesla's Electric Car Charging Station Automatically Locates Ports By Cadhla Gray | Published 2015-08-10 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-car-charging-station References: [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/for-realz/) & [twitter](https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/629305813912326146) [Tesla](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tesla-j1772-gen-2-wall-connector) has impressed the world once again with its latest and greatest innovation, a robotic electric car charging station, proving we really do live in the future. Tesla's founder and creator Elon Musk told the media about this idea earlier, but for the most part, the ideas Musk announces are often initially unimaginable. Tesla has shown again, however, that they can turn an idea into a reality. The electric car charging station appears to be a [robotic arm](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roboturtle) closely resembling the vertebrates of a spinal cord or a metal snake. It slithers up and out of the station and automatically locates the charging port on the car, connecting its arm with no human involvement necessary. At the rate Tesla is innovating, the very robots it creates may put their makers out of work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Autonomous Electric Vehicle Charging:** Autonomous vehicle charging is the future of convenient and efficient electric vehicle charging. - **Robotics in Transportation Infrastructure:** Innovations in robotics will revolutionize how we think about transportation infrastructure. - **Smart Charging Technology:** Smart charging technology will play a critical role in the evolution of electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Electric Vehicle Industry:** Autonomous electric vehicle charging represents a valuable market opportunity to expand the rapidly growing electric vehicle industry. - **Robotics Industry:** The integration of robotics in the transportation infrastructure sector presents a valuable opportunity for the robotics industry to expand into new sectors. - **Clean Energy Industry:** The increasing electric vehicle adoption and development of smart charging technology represents a significant opportunity to the clean energy industry for sustainable growth. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Automated EV Charging Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ev-recharging-robot.md) - [Mobile Car-Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moving-electric-charging-station.md) - [EV-Charging Smart Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ziggy-robot.md) - [Compact EV Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ev-chargers.md) - [Miniature Pod-Like Electric Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autev.md) - [Parking Spot Vehicle Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watt-ev-charger.md) - [Wireless Robotic EV Charges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evbuddy.md) - [Scalable EV Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epit-ultra-fast-charging-station.md) - [Nostalgic Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-tesla-diner.md)