Gideon35T Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 "The vehicle relies on a combination of technologies to navigate a lot and find an empty spot" http://gizmodo.com/volvos-awesome-new-autonomous-self-parking-car-is-its-518742651 Looks to be a pretty rough park with a quick acceleration and then braking but it's obviously still in the test phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolvolution09 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Ford got cars that do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, there's self parking and then there's this system which fully detects any type of parking space and performs 100% of the functions. Most of the auto park features out there are just for parallel parking after you've chosen the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbubbles95 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Thats really cool! lol car minus driver equals volvo pretty much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmcarz Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 One of the stupidest features ever IMO. If you can't park a car, you shouldn't be driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ean carr Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 how do you find your car after it parks it self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toasty Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 how do you find your car after it parks it self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ean carr Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 but seriously hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispinds Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 They'll have an app for that - volvo app with a map showing where your car found a spot- psych it's all the way in the back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 You're still in the car. You're just playing on your eye phone or whatever while the car does its thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Honestly... if you need a car to park itself... you shouldn't be driving. Just my .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Honestly... if you need a car to park itself... you shouldn't be driving. Just my .02 Absolutely agree. I oppose all such "smart" tech like this and freaking blind spot detection crap and whatever else. Learn to drive and you wont need or even want such items. Interesting from a strictly tech perspective however. Also, the legal ramifications could get interesting. It should ultimately boil down to driver (observer) responsibility but who knows ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonsa Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Perfect for the pub crawls LOL. I found a YouTube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VL40Uyx2c4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survolvo Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 What is the world coming to? I mean really! There are sooo many other things that could be done beside this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 While the science behind it is neat, this is the stupidest thing ever. If you can't park a car, you shouldn't be driving! It's right up there with the parallel parking programs, lane departure warnings, blind spot warnings, back up sensors, On Star, traction control, and even ABS. They are things that allow people to forget how to operate a vehicle! The only driver aid I like is cruise control. Without cruise control I might end up in jail for speeding lol. People now a days are such bad drivers and most of the reason behind it (besides that people are getting dumber by the generation), is that most of them think that they should be able to drive by never turning their head, never being aware of their surroundings, and letting an inanimate object do all the thinking for them. I can't wait to see all the lawsuits when something malfunctions and these cars park themselves right over top of someones grandma. Personally I am getting a little scared of going outside anymore. I'll keep my older cars that I can drive myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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