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Toyota Offers Automatic Parallel Parking Option

Posted by timothy on from the hover-parking-would-be-better dept.

dstone writes "For drivers who can't parallel park very well, relief is available in Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is offering a $2,200 option package for its Prius (a gas-electric hybrid car) that includes a computer imaging system which stuffs your car into parallel parking spaces on demand. The driver must manually initiate the process and control the brakes while the car steers in reverse. Some might say if you can't master parallel parking, perhaps you shouldn't be driving. However, the article at Modbee.com points out that in Japan, streets are jammed and parallel parking spaces can be ruthlessly small. 80% of Prius customers have opted for this package. But will the car plug the meter when I run out of time?"

7 of 504 comments (clear)

  1. THis option is pathetic! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Almost as much as claiming a "first post!!!!"...

  2. Briefcase-mobile by nucal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What I'd rather have is a flying car that folds up into a briefcase like George Jetson's ..

  3. TROLL ALERT!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eric S Rayr nond was registered on the same day as Linus Torvald. As before, this user is ripping off the name of a prominent open/free software personality. Usage patterns are similar to before. For the same reasons as before this user is accumulating karma for trolling activities. TIME TO MOD THE PARENT DOWN.

    1. Re:TROLL ALERT!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Newsflash, buddy: NOBODY CARES.

    2. Re:TROLL ALERT!! by jdifoo! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This guy is such a karma whore. Last time he was trolling, he made me so angry I wrote a journal entry about it.

      If he keeps this up, I think I'm going to have to ask my psychiatrist to give me some more medication before I grab a gun and and starting picking random people off. :(.

  4. not esr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In case someone didn't notice, this isn't the real esr

  5. ewwww modesto by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ummmm, what does this have to do with laci peterson or gary condit and chanra levy?