cootuk
Apr 8th, 2006, 17:20
http://www.local6.com/technology/8458908/detail.html
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.
With the self-parking assistant, the driver is only responsible for controlling the speed of the car, via the brake pedal.
The car's computer senses when it's time to turn the car's wheel and announces when the ride is over.
The computer can be heard saying, "The assist is over."
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.
With the self-parking assistant, the driver is only responsible for controlling the speed of the car, via the brake pedal.
The car's computer senses when it's time to turn the car's wheel and announces when the ride is over.
The computer can be heard saying, "The assist is over."