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thread: Did that VW just parallel park itself?!?!?!?!?!

  1. February 13th, 2011, 05:56 PM #1
    Indadhanu
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    Did that VW just parallel park itself?!?!?!?!?!

    Just caught the tail end of a VW commercial, and the driver had her hands off the wheel and the car was parking itself?!?!?!?!

    Seriously?

    The guy at the end of the ad said it all, well **** me!
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  2. February 13th, 2011, 05:58 PM #2
    Queen
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    Hmmmm
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  3. February 13th, 2011, 05:59 PM #3
    Tinks
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    I remember seeing something (maybe top gear) about some cars can parallel park themselves.
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  4. February 13th, 2011, 06:00 PM #4
    {sarah}
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    It's called park assist, all you have to do is control the brake & accelerator & the car does it through cameras & other technical stuff It's an option on Golfs & most of the other VW passenger cars, shame my van is technically a commercial vehicle cos that would be cool.

    (DH is a huuuge VW fan & runs a club in Sydney, he's knows his VW stuff LOL)
    Last edited by {sarah}; February 13th, 2011 at 06:03 PM. : bad spelling
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  5. February 13th, 2011, 06:01 PM #5
    Indadhanu
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    Where was THAT in my driving test
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  6. February 13th, 2011, 06:04 PM #6
    {sarah}
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    Oh totally, how helpful would that be!?
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  7. February 13th, 2011, 06:06 PM #7
    Tinks
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    I just saw the ad! I want a VW!
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  8. February 13th, 2011, 06:09 PM #8
    nothing2lose
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    Yeah...one of my work cars is a VW. It has it...Pretty cool!!!
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  9. February 13th, 2011, 06:14 PM #9
    Joeve
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    I just saw the ad too! Wow my DH needs one badly
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  10. February 13th, 2011, 06:29 PM #10
    Floweryfields
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    Yeah there was a car on Oprah, ages ago, maybe 2 years, that they demonstrated could park itself! Sensors and stuff, but I don't think I'd trust it!


    PS LOOK at me!! Love my avvy!!
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  11. February 13th, 2011, 06:43 PM #11
    shellbell3
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    I just saw that ad and wondered if that was for real, wow I didnt know you could get a clever car like that. I so need one, I don't parallel park these days.
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  12. February 14th, 2011, 10:15 AM #12
    2girls
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    Yep!! DH has a VW Tiguan and it does it. Quite freaky to watch actually! It uses the parking sensors to work out whether the space is big enough then you just press the accelerator and it spins the wheel itself!
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  13. February 14th, 2011, 06:15 PM #13
    Lulliloo
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    that is soooo friggin cool.. i never parallel park.. i did it for my test and that was it... i would loooooove this car!!!
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  14. February 14th, 2011, 08:24 PM #14
    appletree
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    I saw that too, definitely on my wish list for my next car! That was a really good ad, it definitely caught my attention.
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  15. February 14th, 2011, 08:27 PM #15
    tan32
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    I only saw it today, i think i said the exact same thing as the guy at the end of the add at the same time too.

    Very cool idea
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  16. February 14th, 2011, 08:36 PM #16
    MrsBexie
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    it's pretty awesome! I'd just hate to think of what would happen if it broke!!

    And as cool as it is, god we are getting lazy!! LOL. I love parallel parking because I feel a sense of acheivement when I do it properly!! hahahaha
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  17. February 14th, 2011, 08:39 PM #17
    appletree
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    it's pretty awesome! I'd just hate to think of what would happen if it broke!!

    And as cool as it is, god we are getting lazy!! LOL. I love parallel parking because I feel a sense of acheivement when I do it properly!! hahahaha
    PMSL, yep, me too! I used to judge how good a day i was going to have based on how well i reverse parked at the train station each morning If i could do it in one go, it was going to be an awesome day! I also secretly referred to myself as the 'queen of the reverse park'! I should point out that i was driving a 3 door toyota echo at the time, which could park almost anywhere, LOL...
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  18. February 14th, 2011, 08:45 PM #18
    Schmickers
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    Saw the ad tonight as well, was quite impressed. I didn't know that level of technology had made it out into consumer vehicles yet.
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