Ridiculous: self-parking car (lexus)

[BahnBaum]

No but tubes and vinyl still sound better.

Well, while that sounds nice and nostalgic, it's just not true.

Alex

[chicane]

I just have to vent (again)...
Am I the only person who finds the idea of a self-parking car, such as the new Lexus, to be completely ridiculous? In my opinion, if you don't know where your car is or how to control it when doing less than one mile per hour, you sure as hell don't belong on the road at 60+ mph. Unbelievable...

I totally agree with you but BMW will have a working unit within 5 years.
And in case you haven't noticed most drivers on the road today are less than stellar examples of what I would call competant drivers.

[madkow70]

I think it's pretty neat.
I don't think I would spend my $ to get one myself.
I ABSOLUTELY would want these on every other drivers out there.
However ridiculous it might sound, I think it's a great feature, especially for the people whos about to parallel park next to my car.

[OwnedbyDuncan]

Well, while that sounds nice and nostalgic, it's just not true.

Alex

A quality turntable playing a LP sounds better than 99.999 of the CD players out there. And I will take a a nice tube amp and preamp over
from local purveyors Conrad Johnson over 99.99 of the transitor stuff out there including CJ's stuff. Most LPs still sound better than most CDs

Only CD players I have heard that come close a turntable are Esoteric and Ayre. And you could buy a Honda Fit for the price and still have some change left over for a nice Rega turntable.

Dave Apker

[schosports]

I, for one, welcome our new automatic-parallel parking overlords.

love the Simpsons ref

Well, I was watching last Sunday morning's Today Show and the were doing a live segment demonstrating the new "self-parking". The host, Campbell Brown, tried two times to get it to work but failed on national live TV. She finally ended up parking the car by herself. It didn't look easy to set up either. First, it seems you need a H U G E spot, it will not work on tight spaces. Then, you have to "aim" the rear camera and adjust it's sights. Then you can start the parking. Looked like a huge PITA.

[tgmeyer]

Remember that most of this type of technology is created for and marketed to the masses. And we all know "The Masses are A$$es".
My humble opinion.
I think the technology is a great idea, as are most. Not all of this type of technology is suitable for everyone hence the option packages. What I disagree with are the safety options like airbags. I remember when shoulder belts were an option and cars came WITH a cigarette lighter.
Tom