# Tesla wireless charging founder leaves after three years

> Tesla's wireless charging founder exits after three years, signaling potential readiness for rollout.
- Title: Tesla wireless charging founder leaves after three years
- Summary: Tesla's wireless charging founder exits after three years, signaling potential readiness for rollout. Florian Reiners, Tesla's acquired wireless charging…
- Keywords: florian reiners, wiferion, tesla, wireless charging, tesla engineering germany, inductive charging, 4680 battery, cybercab, cars, technology, climate, wireless
- Source: EVwire — https://evwire.com/p/tesla-wiferion-founder-florian-reiners-leaves-wireless-charging-possibly-solved
- Author: Simon Alvarez
- Published: 2026-10-01T13:52:39.698+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: florian reiners, wiferion, tesla, wireless charging, tesla engineering germany, inductive charging, 4680 battery, cybercab, cars, technology, climate
## Florian Reiners leaves Tesla
Florian Reiners, CEO and co-founder of Wiferion, the wireless charging startup Tesla acquired in 2023, has left Tesla after three years.
## Reiners praised Tesla's engineering culture
Reiners described Tesla as a workplace where one engineer often owns work other automakers would hand to a whole team.
## Reiners' engineering role at Tesla
Reiners said going to Tesla let him return to hands-on engineering and solve hard technical problems.
## Tesla's wireless charging progress
Tesla filed patents for Cybercab inductive charging pads that work with both 400v and 800v battery packs.
## Reiners' LinkedIn post
Reiners noted Wiferion had several buyers but chose Tesla for its engineering culture and shared purpose.
## Pattern of Tesla employee exits
Key Tesla employees like Vineet Mehta and Drew Baglino left after completing major projects such as the 4680 battery program.
## What happens next
Reiners said it's time to build again but didn't specify what comes next for wireless charging.
## Key takeaway

Florian Reiners, Tesla's acquired wireless charging startup founder, left after three years to focus on engineering again.