Bhargava: Grid operators cannot manage millions of EVs without AI
Apoorv Bhargava · An influx of EVs. Surging peaks. Can AI help? · Apr 17, 2024 · at 7:24
WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava explains why AI is mandatory for coordinating vehicle charging schedules with utility operations teams.
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“The bridge between the distribution operations team and the customer teams, that is coming. You know, that bridge is being built very quickly, and EVs are at the center of that, and I think you cannot actually build it without machine intelligence, because fundamentally a grid operator cannot be sitting there hitting a button trying to control two hundred and eighty million cars, you know, with their finger. So that's where AI is going to help a ton.”
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