August 25, 2003
No more fear of parallel parking

Toyota is bringing out a car that will parallel park itself:

Toyota has rigged its hybrid Prius model with special gear to accomplish the feat. It uses a rear-mounted camera and a computer program to perform the task, consistently making a perfect reverse park without the driver touching the wheel, said Toby Hagon, an editor of The Age, who test-drove the vehicle.

...via Gizmodo

Posted by dcoates at August 25, 2003 04:18 PM