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.

Comments

Great.

[alphasubzero949]

Will these new hybrids toast my bread for breakfast and hold my cell phone for me while I'm behind the wheel too?

Re:Thank you Jesus

[Eideewt]

I fail to see how a distance of only 1" could be significant.

wow!

[cashman73]

Finally, a car that women drivers really can drive!

$700 ?

[greyduk]

So it's a female tax... where are the pony femenists now?

Re:Thank you Jesus

[bill_mcgonigle]

A) they don't teach it in drivers training anymore.

That's crazy. Call your school board.

And then there's all the asshole drivers who scream at you because you're stopped in the middle of traffic and you can't back up anymore because they're right behind you...

Don't succumb to peer pressure.