Coming soon: car that parks itself

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:05:09 -0400
> To: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
> From: "K.Ellis" <guavaberry () earthlink net>
> Subject: Coming soon: car that parks itself
>
> The Age (AU) Coming soon: car that parks itself
>
> Coming soon: car that parks itself
> <http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/08/19/1061261151432.html>
>    By Toby Hagon
>    Motoring Editor
>    August 20, 2003
>
>    It is the next big thing in vehicle automation: the self-parking car.
>
>    In a revolutionary development for lazy and skill-deficient drivers,
>    Toyota engineers in Japan have developed a car that can perform a
>    perfect reverse park between two objects.
>
>    The system will be launched in Japanese showrooms late next month as
>    an optional extra with the second generation Prius petrol-electric
>    hybrid car, which sells for about $40,000. The system took three years
>    to develop and is being touted as a step towards the ultimate in
>    vehicular automation: the self-driving car.
>
>    The self-parking system uses a rear-mounted camera and a computer
>    program to perform its task.
>
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