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Self-Parking Cars Coming To U.S.
Rio writes "Vehicles that are able to parallel park themselves while drivers sit and relax behind the wheel are coming to the United States, according to a Local 6 News report. New Toyota hybrid cars are now available in Britain with a $700 "parking assist" option. Local 6 news showed video of a driver sitting and allowing the car's steering wheel to turn on its own as it pulled into a tight parking spot on a London street. The reporter never touched the wheel as the car parked itself.Toyota says expect to see the technology pop up in the U.S. soon." Here is our previous coverage of their release in Japan.
Now, I can relax and not have to worry about learning how to parallel park in the city.
Now my kids won't need drivers ed, and I'll save a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to....
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Come to think of it, this has been going on for quite some time now.
Weeks of coding saves hours of planning.
How soon will there be legal ads on TV asking if you have been injured by a self-parking car?
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But is it smart enough to move itself when it senses the parking enforcement officer approaching with a ticket.
Yeah- the last thing we need is drivers who can't parallel park. Think of what would happen if they had to in an emergency and the system failed!
I think i missed the pressing need for emergency parallel parking skills.
A Hummer will fit anywhere. Just drive over the other cars parked there.
Maybe in the short term, but once the car vs. human war really kicks off natural selection will kick in and start weeding out the stupids.
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If you don't know what I'm talking about, think about this: If cars can park themselves what do they need humans for?
The answer is lots of things, but nevermind that. Anime and Asimov have taught us that autonomous machines will inevitably rise up against us, this self parking thing is just the first of several tiny robot steps into a dark, tentacle-rape filled future.
In America, cars parallel park you.
In Soviet Russia, you parallel park cars!
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Amazingly public transport companies park their vehicles outside the city as well. Not many bus depots in the city centers.
Oh and taxi's also serve a similar function. I believe they paint them yellow over there instead of the normal black that civilized people use.
While your idea sounds nice it has just one small drawback. If you equip every car with it you have just doubled the traffic in and out of the city center. Your car driving you to your work and then driving itself out to a parking lot. The last thing busy cities need is more traffic.
Oh and an other version of truly "self parking" cars? Getting a ride with a co-worker. Drops me off in front of the office. All it costs is to make two cups of coffee.
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$700 for a system to self park a car they size of a postage stamp.....bah....if you can't parallel park a prius you shouldn't be allowed to drive.
actually I am happy to see you, however that is in fact a banana in my pocket.
The article says that the driver is responsible for controlling the speed of the vehicle via the break pedal. :)
So THAT is why people are getting hurt. Hitting the break pedal instead of the brake pedal.
:) on with your own bad self.
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And you still have'nt pulled into the cruising lane?
You could be doing Mach 3 and there would still be some "I'm more important" assmunch following at a range of eight feet with their "mall parking lot searchlight" highbeams pulling 500 amps from the backup battery.
I don't get within 50 yards of the asshole lane. I'd rather not sail over a flood control channel with Captain SUV and four other cars in a fireball that would be visible from 30,000 feet. Thanks.
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Self-parking cars, robots that fetch your beer. This is it folks - we finally made it to the FUTURE! :D
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