Tesla flipped a small wireless charging startup like some flip houses. The automaker has sold Germany-based wireless charging startup Wiferion after acquiring it just earlier this year.
Wiferion is a Germany-based wireless charging startup known for inductive charging technology for industrial robots and electric vehicles.
According to official company documents, Tesla acquired the startup for an undisclosed amount earlier this summer.
Tesla has never shown any interest in wireless charging until earlier this year.
The problem wireless charging solves is not a major one. It alleviates the need to plug in your car, which is not a super difficult or time-consuming task. Nonetheless, Tesla has previously talked about automating the task in order to be ready for self-driving technology. If the cars could drive themselves, it would make sense for them to…