Thread: Now I've seen everything and you HAVE got to be joking.

from the ad and from what Ive gleaned from the site.

you have to drive up to where you want to park and stop short
press the "Im to lazy to learn to park properly" button
drive past where you want to park AND swing the nose out.
then select reverse and ride the brakes back to control the speed and stop.

so
A its obviously auto only
B while you get the warning buzzers from the reverse parking sensors that tell you how close you are to the wall you still have to actually stop the vehicle.
C if you pooch the swing out its just going to have a hearty
D the sensor is probably based on ultra sonic so someone sneaky and of nasty disposition could probabley work out something akin to the old piezo sounder trick that used to upset the early reverse park sensors.

A lot of people wouldn't have a clue how to use a clutch and gearbox, is it really that much different. After all there's a reason that Land Rovers don't have non-synchro boxes any more.



Martyn

I think they have it all wrong. What car manufacturers should be doing is putting in an anti-stupid computer... so it can detect how pathetic you as a driver are and refuse to let you drive the car the next time round. Simple solution, no skills, no drive!

The accidents that occur when people reverse out of a parking spot usually involve them not considering what is now behind the vehicle that wasn't there when they parked it... LIKE MY Tdi DEFENDER - Mind you the winch fairlead lead left a rather nice dent in the back of the Hilux. No damage to Rover.

Toyota spend gasillions marketing there driver aid systems, just look at the right ups for the new Prado. The media helps because we all get a buzz out of new gadgets (e.g. this thread). But at the end of the day are they presently in a position to replace the driver in anyway, make off-road driving for anyone etc.

they are engineering out the human factor all the time.......everything we do every day now has been engineered to make it easier, safer, quicker etc

Originally Posted by weeds

they are engineering out the human factor all the time.......everything we do every day now has been engineered to make it easier, safer, quicker etc

And this is why we can no longer rely on Darwin's Law to take care of things for us...

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

automatic reverse parking.

most problems that occour when reverseing are when people reverse out of the carpark that they already drove into. how the hell are they going to go when after years of not having steered in reverse they have to reverse out into traffic?

ahaa. The car reverses in for you . You drive straight out you never have to drive in reverse again.

How long before Toyo remove the reverse position from the gear lever in the Prioops

Race car drivers will be a thing of the past soon (especially NASCAR... )
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc5JED8TgwI"]YouTube- Top Gear BMW that needs no driver[/ame]