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I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - Ken Sp. - 08-29-2013
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130829/CARNEWS/130829787?utm_source=DailyDrive20130829&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=article6&utm_content=20130829-Watch-a-Volvo-find-its-own-parking-spot&utm_campaign=awdailydrive
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - Filliam H. Muffman - 08-29-2013
Very nice! I like that it drives back to the pickup area. The only problem is I can imagine 50 people getting off a train and all calling for their cars at once.
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - mikebw - 08-29-2013
I wonder how pushy it gets when another car tries to get the same parking space?
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - GGD - 08-29-2013
mikebw wrote:
I wonder how pushy it gets when another car tries to get the same parking space?
Or how patient it will be trying to find a spot, will it follow someone walking to their car, or wait for someone to get into their car and pull out? If it's not too smart, with some parking lots I've been in, it could be circling the entire time and never park.
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - Uncle Wig - 08-29-2013
Self-driving & self-parking cars seem like something that's being done because it can be done, without any thought given to whether it's actually a good idea or not. Call me a fuddy-duddy if you will, but I'm of the mind that if you cannot park a car, you should not be driving a car.
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - DeusxMac - 08-29-2013
Too many "what ifs" at this point.
- What it there's no open parking space?
- What if the cars in the adjacent spots aren't in straight?
- What if there's an empty grocery cart in the spot, or someone leaves a cart in front of it after it's parked?
- What if it runs out of gas?
etc.
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - mikebw - 08-29-2013
Uncle Wig wrote:
Self-driving & self-parking cars seem like something that's being done because it can be done, without any thought given to whether it's actually a good idea or not. Call me a fuddy-duddy if you will, but I'm of the mind that if you cannot park a car, you should not be driving a car.
I'm sure some people would use it as a crutch for their poor driving skills, but for the rest of us- think about how much time you could save by just driving up to a store front and getting out. You don't have to find a spot, the car will; you don't have to remember where you parked because you didn't park! NO RESPONSIBILITY!
DeusxMac wrote:All easily answered.
Too many "what ifs" at this point.
DeusxMac wrote:It will wait in the fire lane with the flashers on, allowing the owner the luxury of endangering innocent civilians whilst they get their shop on.
- What it there's no open parking space?
DeusxMac wrote:Car will have sensors to determine which driver is more of an a-hole, and damage their car appropriately.
- What if the cars in the adjacent spots aren't in straight?
DeusxMac wrote:Range sensors, combined with neodymium magnets and high-torque linear actuators will safely reposition the cart directly behind another car, preferably one with NJ plates.
- What if there's an empty grocery cart in the spot, or someone leaves a cart in front of it after it's parked?
DeusxMac wrote:It will get out and push itself to the nearest gas station.
- What if it runs out of gas?
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - space-time - 08-30-2013
Range sensors, combined with neodymium magnets and high-torque linear actuators will safely reposition the cart directly behind another car, preferably one with NJ plates.
what did we do to you?
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - SteveG - 08-30-2013
mikebw wrote:
[quote=Uncle Wig]
Self-driving & self-parking cars seem like something that's being done because it can be done, without any thought given to whether it's actually a good idea or not. Call me a fuddy-duddy if you will, but I'm of the mind that if you cannot park a car, you should not be driving a car.
I'm sure some people would use it as a crutch for their poor driving skills, but for the rest of us- think about how much time you could save by just driving up to a store front and getting out. You don't have to find a spot, the car will; you don't have to remember where you parked because you didn't park! NO RESPONSIBILITY!
DeusxMac wrote:All easily answered.
Too many "what ifs" at this point.
DeusxMac wrote:It will wait in the fire lane with the flashers on, allowing the owner the luxury of endangering innocent civilians whilst they get their shop on.
- What it there's no open parking space?
DeusxMac wrote:Car will have sensors to determine which driver is more of an a-hole, and damage their car appropriately.
- What if the cars in the adjacent spots aren't in straight?
DeusxMac wrote:Range sensors, combined with neodymium magnets and high-torque linear actuators will safely reposition the cart directly behind another car, preferably one with NJ plates.
- What if there's an empty grocery cart in the spot, or someone leaves a cart in front of it after it's parked?
DeusxMac wrote:It will get out and push itself to the nearest gas station.
- What if it runs out of gas?
Absolutely brilliant. Good job!
Re: I want this now-Volvo self parking car-Valet style - mikebw - 08-30-2013
space-time wrote:
Range sensors, combined with neodymium magnets and high-torque linear actuators will safely reposition the cart directly behind another car, preferably one with NJ plates.
what did we do to you?
