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  1. 02-15-2006, 03:08 PM #1
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    is this for real?

    hey check this out, may be repost
    [ame="http://www.filecabi.net/video/car-that-parks-itself.html"]BMW's Latest Technology - The Car that Parks itself. - FileCabi.net[/ame]
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    I guess so. Other companies have done this aswelll, some Japanese company I think.


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  3. 02-15-2006, 03:21 PM #3
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    seems possible, although ive never heard of it before
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    i've heard of this before. its scans the space as you drive past then you stop and it calculates the correct line into the space and does it for you.

    soon to be standard fit on a micra
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    Toyota did that a few months ago.
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    That all seems very electrical. I think we all know how that ends.
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    Quote Originally Posted by QBridge
    That all seems very electrical. I think we all know how that ends.
    However as it will be accessed via the BMW i-drive system nobody will be able to enable it so we're all save.

    This will go down well for all the soccer moms
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    will be good if the price is right
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    It's very possible. Auto manufacturers always try out new things. Whether they appear on road cars or not is another thing.
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    That would be nice, but how much would it cost if it ever broke down?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mhaire
    That would be nice, but how much would it cost if it ever broke down?
    Never mind the cost of lawsuits the first time it ran over somebody !!!
    Dont see it happening with current litigation ambulance chasers
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekthetree
    i've heard of this before. its scans the space as you drive past then you stop and it calculates the correct line into the space and does it for you.

    soon to be standard fit on a micra
    Why Micra? It's so small that anyone can park it perfectly.
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    lol sort of takes the fun out of driving unless you're just too lazy to park yourself lol
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    You could get out of the car and let it park itself if you were in a rush.
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