Audi Piloted Parking. No it isn't April 1st.

[ajprice]

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/11/audi-takes-cars...

Shown at the CES tech show.

This is taking the self parking car to levels of witchcraft/fakery . Drive up to the multi storey car park, get out, open the car app on the phone and tell it to park somewhere, the car drives around the car park to a space and parks itself. When you're done, call the car back with your phone, it starts up and drives outside again.

It's fitted to an A7, there are no signs of any extra sensors on the car, it doesn't look like the automated cars Google etc are testing, it doesn't look like KITT, but it can drive itself around a car park. I've checked, it isn't April 1st yet...

[marshalla]

"Well, yes. I AM the registered keeper, but there was no driver to enter into a contract with you for parking, you see. Sorry about the broken barriers, too."

[CraigyMc]

marshalla said:

"Well, yes. I AM the registered keeper, but there was no driver to enter into a contract with you for parking, you see. Sorry about the broken barriers, too."

"Sorry it repeatedly drove over your legs, but as you can see I wasn't driving so it's not my fault. Now valet your blood off my car".

C

[ging84]

it probably doesn't need any more sensors to creep around a a car park looking for a space at less than 10mph, no more sensors than are already needed on any car with self park, unless it's able to follow road signs and markings

[goneape]

I bet if you took it to any multistorey in Britain one, or all or the following would happen:

Kerb wheels on the up/down ramps

Ground out on the up/down ramps

Drag a sill over the very high kerbs on the up/down ramps

Drag a door along a pillar/wall

Anyway you'd have to return to the car to put the ticket in the barrier

I think Audi's money is better spent on some less boring and more model-specific design cues.

[Digger]

Fills you with confidence when the presenter questions every sentence, you know, like an Aussie?

[JimmyTheHand]

goneape said:

I think Audi's money is better spent on some less boring and more model-specific design cues.

depends whether they want to be relevant in 20 years, plenty of companies have gone bankrupt by not moving forward and suddenly finding others have.

[Chicane-UK]

Incredible The future is rather exciting

[Lagerlout]

Digger said:

Fills you with confidence when the presenter questions every sentence, you know, like an Aussie?

..and one time! at band camp!..

[Oakey]

It conveniently has tinted windows in the rear.

[rehab71]

It's very clever, although I would be pissed off behind it doing 4MPH!

[Buff Mchugelarge]

CraigyMc said:

marshalla said:

"Well, yes. I AM the registered keeper, but there was no driver to enter into a contract with you for parking, you see. Sorry about the broken barriers, too."

"Sorry it repeatedly drove over your legs, but as you can see I wasn't driving so it's not my fault. Now valet your blood off my car".

C

[miniman]

ajprice said:

Interesting. What do we reckon those beams under the floorpan are then?

[Digger]

miniman said:

ajprice said:

Interesting. What do we reckon those beams under the floorpan are then?

Drives like its on rails Sir!

[John_S4x4]

So who would come up with this kind of idea ?

I supose it's a bit like when you get totaly drunk and forget where you parked the car. Just press the app on the phone though. What happens if you phone battery goes flat or the phone gets stolen ?

[Pints]

miniman said:

ajprice said:

Interesting. What do we reckon those beams under the floorpan are then?

I've never noticed that before. Thanks for ruining my childhood memories.


I saw the video yesterday. I was impressed.
That said, it's just another step towards a driverless motoring future. See iRobot for more details.

[anonymous-user]

Trouble. Brewing.

[anonymous-user]

Chicane-UK said:

Incredible The future is rather exciting

Yeah? Judith Hann said that in 1974, so where's my fking jet pack?

[Reardy Mister]

Pints said:

miniman said:

ajprice said:

Interesting. What do we reckon those beams under the floorpan are then?

I've never noticed that before. Thanks for ruining my childhood memories.


I saw the video yesterday. I was impressed.
That said, it's just another step towards a driverless motoring future. See iRobot for more details.

After the age of about 10, you don't need to look very closely to see that a lot of the "driverless" KITT sequences had a front seat that was much bigger than the other, mainly because it was actually a driver, (poorly) dressed as a seat.

It's best not to watch old Knight Riders, they will only massively disappoint.

[Negative Creep]

What would happen if soemtihng did go wrong? Could it be classed as not being in proper control of a vehicle?