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0001 09-03-2003 09:22 PM
Only from Japan: the self-parking Toyota
 
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/pte...eut/index.html

the obligatory driver joke: built by asians, for asians :D

no offense to any asians here, my japanese buddy said it first heh

Halx 09-03-2003 09:40 PM
please quote the article so we dont have to put up with popups

Quote:
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A car that can park itself without the driver having to touch the steering wheel, said by maker Toyota Motor Corp to be a world first, went on sale in Japan on Monday.

Toyota's new hybrid gasoline-electric Prius sedan uses electrically operated power steering and sensors that help guide the car when reversing into parking spaces.

Toyota President Fujio Cho sat in the driver's seat at a demonstration laid on for the press, surprising reporters by holding his hands up as the car quickly parked itself.

"I forgot to put on the brake," Cho said. "But it's easy."

Improved fuel efficiency
The new Prius five-seat passenger model is said by Toyota to be more fuel-efficient and cheaper than its predecessors. Rivals General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co will launch their first hybrids later this year.

Toyota said it expects to sell 76,000 new Prius worldwide in 2004, counting on growing demand for environment-friendly cars.

The sales target is more than double the annual figure for the Prius for the past two years of around 28,000 units. Toyota, the world's third-largest auto maker, has sold about 120,000 of the cars since its launch in December 1997.

"Development of eco-friendly cars is a key to our future growth strategy," Cho told reporters.

Offered as option
Toyota aims to sell 36,000 units at home, 35,000-36,000 in the United States and 4,000-5,000 in rest of the world next year, he said.

The new model sells for 2.15 million yen ($18,430) in Japan, against 2.18 million yen previously. The intelligent park assist system is offered as an option at an additional cost of 230,000 yen. Toyota has set a goal of producing 300,000 of the eco-friendly hybrid vehicles a year by 2005 or 2006.

0001 09-03-2003 10:23 PM
sorry boss... blame canada?

MSD 09-04-2003 08:23 AM
Alright, it can back into a space by itself, and it gets 60mpgcity/50hwy (no, I didn't switch those numbers.) Now if they could just work out something so that the wheels turn sideways for easy, painless parallel parking, I'll be set.


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