A car that parks itself....from Toyota
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WOW....New Auto-Parallel Parking Feature by Toyota
I would say most of our wives or girlfriends would love this feature. LOL!!
http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/priu...q/pop_ipa.html
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http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/priu...q/pop_ipa.html
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A car that parks itself....from Toyota
From Time Magazine:
Parking-Space Invader
Back up. O.K., stop. A little more. O.K., now turn the wheel. More. More. Too much! Sorry, sir , was that your car? If you've ever driven in a city, you know the agony of parallel parking in a tight space. But your suffering may soon end. Toyota has invented a car that parallel parks itself. This new version of the Prius, Toyota's hybrid gas-electric automobile, has an optional self-parking feature, which combines a rear-mounted camera, power steering and special software that automatically guides the car backward into its curbside destination. With Intelligent Parking Assist, as Toyota calls the feature, the driver doesn't even have to touch the steering wheel.
Available in Japan only for about $20,000
http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/prius/en/
Demonstration seen in this video: http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/priu.../vod_300k.html 18:00 minutes into the file.
Parking-Space Invader
Back up. O.K., stop. A little more. O.K., now turn the wheel. More. More. Too much! Sorry, sir , was that your car? If you've ever driven in a city, you know the agony of parallel parking in a tight space. But your suffering may soon end. Toyota has invented a car that parallel parks itself. This new version of the Prius, Toyota's hybrid gas-electric automobile, has an optional self-parking feature, which combines a rear-mounted camera, power steering and special software that automatically guides the car backward into its curbside destination. With Intelligent Parking Assist, as Toyota calls the feature, the driver doesn't even have to touch the steering wheel.
Available in Japan only for about $20,000
http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/prius/en/
Demonstration seen in this video: http://www.toyota.co.jp/company/priu.../vod_300k.html 18:00 minutes into the file.
Last edited by lex400sc; 11-16-03 at 10:17 PM.
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New video of the Prius in action. Notice how huge the slot is.
http://www.youtube.com/w/Toyota%20Pr...Fparking%2Ephp
http://www.youtube.com/w/Toyota%20Pr...Fparking%2Ephp
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
Remember though that the Prius is tiny compared to most vehicles
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