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

Pete

 

phml, thanks for the sentiments, but a quick search will yield multiple threads on the prius. However, .... thanks.

 

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.

 

moving this to car chat.

also, the prius has had numerous threads here. very cool concept.

 

My mom would love to get one

 

New video of the Prius in action. Notice how huge the slot is.
http://www.youtube.com/w/Toyota%20Pr...Fparking%2Ephp

 

Remember though that the Prius is tiny compared to most vehicles

 

I do believe the common denominator remines the same-- this technology is driven by mathmatics and radar sensors, hence the size of the car should remain much irrelevant. If a spot were too tight for a bigger car, no human driver nor the intel park system can do a darn thing about it. Well, unless it's a hummer H1

 

I think that vid is fantastic!!!

Can't wait to see the improved version on the 460...