Full-Time
Robotics Software Engineer
Posted on 8/14/2024
Ample
201-500 employees
Modular battery swapping for electric vehicles
Junior, Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA
- BS with 3+ years of industry experience or MS with 1+ years of industry experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- Highly proficient coding in C++
- Ability to take an abstract problem and break it down into an implementable system - starting with a scrappy approach and progressively building it up into a sophisticated solution
- Proficiently code in C++ to manage the control of multiple robotic motion systems
- Design and implement software interfaces for motor systems and sensor systems
- Develop decision-making logic through coding to synchronize the movement of multiple robots
- Design thorough test procedures and tooling for validating production systems
- Be comfortable with debugging, testing, and verification at multiple levels of software development and integration for physical systems
- Proficient in Javascript, Python, and/or C is a BONUS
- Working experience in at least one of the following : Feedback sensors and motor sizing for electromechanical systems, Navigation and controls for multi-axis motion systems, Motor control and communication protocols
Ample offers a modular battery swapping service for electric vehicles (EVs), allowing any EV to be fully charged in under five minutes. Their charging stations are cheaper to build and install than traditional fast-charging stations, providing energy at a lower cost than gasoline. The technology is compatible with all EVs, enabling rapid deployment without the need for vehicle redesigns. Ample is committed to sustainability by using renewable energy sources and ensuring that their battery technology improves over time for all users.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$307.1M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2014
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Ample secured $25 million from Mitsubishi for expansion and sustainability initiatives.
- Partnership with Stellantis integrates battery swap capabilities into major automotive brands.
- Rapid deployment of lightweight stations allows quick adaptation to new demand.
What critics are saying
- Competition from Chinese companies like NIO with faster swapping times.
- Challenge of gaining traction in the US market for battery swapping.
- Dependency on partnerships with large automotive companies like Stellantis.
What makes Ample unique
- Ample offers modular battery swapping, charging EVs in under five minutes.
- Their stations are 3-10 times cheaper to build than conventional fast-charging stations.
- Ample's technology is compatible with any EV, broadening their potential client base.
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↓ -1%Ample, a leading provider of battery swapping technology for electric vehicles, today announced a $25 million investment from Mitsubishi Corporation.
And to help Ample along is a fresh $25 million in funding from new investor Mitsubishi Corporation.
Mitsubishi Corporation will collaborate closely with Ample, leveraging their expertise in mobility, renewable energy, energy storage, and battery reuse and recycling to help accelerate the deployment of sustainable energy solutions.
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google NewsElectric vehicles have been winning over fleet managers, but working around the downtime for battery charging can be a stumbling block for fleets on a tight schedule. Fast-charging batteries are one solution. EV battery swapping is emerging as another option, once stakeholders can solve the age old problem of matching swapping-equipped vehicle with a swapping station network.EV Battery Swapping For Less DowntimeEV battery swapping has not caught on here in the US — at least, not yet. However, it is rapidly gaining traction elsewhere, one hotspot being China.In the latest development in that area, earlier today the Chinese startup U Power reported a quick follow-on order for its new EV battery swapping stations. Introduced earlier this year, the stations raise the bar on driver convenience by deploying free-standing, guided robotic vehicles to do the swapping.U Power credits its robotic vehicles with a swapping time of just 2-3 minutes.Other automotive stakeholders companies in China have a headstart on the EV battery swapping business, the leading example being NIO with a similar swapping time claim of 3 minutes
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google NewsThe EV battery swapping movement is gathering steam, now that the focus market for swappable batteries is coming into, well, focus. Initial versions of the technology were intended to encourage people to buy electric cars, with the promise of spending less time recharging and more time driving. That was a tough sell, but the market for two-wheeled EV battery swapping has been exploding as both the simplicity and the convenience factors kick in.Teaching New Tricks To Old EV Battery SwappingThe idea of swapping out a whole EV battery is nothing new in the logistics industry, where battery swapping has been a common feature of battery-powered forklifts and other equipment going back to the days of lead-acid technology. Taking up valuable time to recharge a battery while it’s in the vehicle is not a good fit for warehouse operations, where practically every second counts.Pitching the EV battery swap to car drivers has been a much tougher row to hoe. However, battery swapping among the scooter-driving public seems to be another kettle of fish entirely