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Self-Parking Car Available In Japan

Posted by simoniker on from the or-try-the-monster-truck-parking-method dept.

sinjayde writes "Yahoo!/Reuters is reporting that Toyota has released a car for sale in Japan that is able to park itself: 'Toyota's new hybrid gasoline-electric Prius sedan uses electrically operated power steering and sensors that help guide the car when reversing into parking spaces.'" No need to rely on the reverse parking formula anymore?

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  1. driving test. by woodchip · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. buy car that can park it self
    2. sell driving lesson school for people who are afraid to parallel park on driving test. with the promise they can use car on the test.
    3. ????
    4. profit.

  2. Parking is easy by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now find me a car that can FIND parking by itself. That I will pay money for.

    --
    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
  3. Reminds me of a bad card I read by zapp · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the front was a picture of a woman trying to parallel park, crunching into all the cars around her. The title was "Why women can't drive..."

    on the inside..

    Because men will tell them this is 6 inches:
    --> ==== <--

    Needless to say it wasn't quite the punchline I was expecting :)

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    no comment
  4. How stunt drivers do it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get front wheel drive manual car with a very very good handbrake.

    Head towards the parking spot at a fair speed, as perpendicular to the spot as you can. Swerve car and pull handbrake and then brake and counter steer so that you neatly skid and slide in sideways.

    With this method you can park in a spot that's practically the same length as your car - just depends on how accurate you are.

    Getting out requires a bit more space - the length of the space must be slightly more than the diagonal length of your car. Pull handbrake to max, turn steering wheel max (to lock) towards side you want to exit from. Stomp on clutch, red line engine, release clutch, burn rubber and gradually spin car out of space.

    Not recommended in uncontrolled environments.