new Lexus parks itself

[Landshark]

vid of upcoming Lexus' parking guidance system:

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=19240


now only if it would make breakfast and drop me off in front of the office......

[andrew.anderson]

That had a segment on Top Gear with soem car that parked itself. I am would not trust it.

[Landshark]

Originally Posted by andrew.anderson

That had a segment on Top Gear with soem car that parked itself. I am would not trust it.

it can't be any worse than some human attempts. at work i've seen people take multiple stabs at parallel parking from impossible angles, often pinballing between the two cars, and/or tearing their wheels up on the curb.

[andrew.anderson]

Originally Posted by Landshark

it can't be any worse than some human attempts. at work i've seen people take multiple stabs at parallel parking from impossible angles, often pinballing between the two cars, and/or tearing their wheels up on the curb.

[SVXMAN2001]

Ok I've never gotten on a soapbox here, but here it goes. This new Lexus accessory is ridiculous, an obsolute waste. And anyway shelling over the $50K+ for this useful feature is stupid. Why? I was recently watching television and this particular show had a real life demo of the car in operation, here are the problems:

First off you need to have a set specific distance between the two objects you will be parallel parking

Then you have to navigate it with arrows on the touch screen

In reality it is inpractical and takes more time than just doing it yourself

I am not sure why exactly this rubs me the wrong way so much, but it just seems that with all the technological advances we make why not produce something practical and stop wasting our time with useless fad's for lazy people, i mean come on, how lazy can you be that you can't even parallel park your own car!!

Ok i am done.

[andrew.anderson]

Originally Posted by SVXMAN2001

Ok I've never gotten on a soapbox here, but here it goes. This new Lexus accessory is ridiculous, an obsolute waste. And anyway shelling over the $50K+ for this useful feature is stupid. Why? I was recently watching television and this particular show had a real life demo of the car in operation, here are the problems:

First off you need to have a set specific distance between the two objects you will be parallel parking

Then you have to navigate it with arrows on the touch screen

In reality it is inpractical and takes more time than just doing it yourself

I am not sure why exactly this rubs me the wrong way so much, but it just seems that with all the technological advances we make why not produce something practical and stop wasting our time with useless fad's for lazy people, i mean come on, how lazy can you be that you can't even parallel park your own car!!

Ok i am done.

I actually find it amusing that it irritates you.

[msvx95]

Originally Posted by Landshark

it can't be any worse than some human attempts. at work i've seen people take multiple stabs at parallel parking from impossible angles, often pinballing between the two cars, and/or tearing their wheels up on the curb.

You need white wall tires and some bling bling curb feelers...then you wont curb-rash up your SpInNeRz