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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Apollo Autonomous Driving Usa Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hang Zhao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method that determines, by a charging station, that a vehicle is aligned to a predetermined charging position. The predetermined charging position is a location at which a first set of electrical contacts on the charging station aligns with a second set of electrical contacts on the vehicle. The system and method deploys, by the charging station, a charging station interlock system that prevents the vehicle from moving in response to determining that the vehicle is aligned to the predetermined charging position. The system and method charges the vehicle using the first set of electrical contacts coupled to the second set of electrical contacts in response to the deploying of the charging station interlock system.