If there's a new current trend in cars, excluding the ecological aspect and "green car", it's the number of tests and ideas of robotic cars which are appearing. Volkswagen has invented a car prototype (a robotic Passat) that reverse parks all by itself, and while executing a controlled slide if you please! How many people are capable of carrying out this type of maneuver successfully? Very few. The Passat reverses at 40 km/h, puts on the breaks and does a 180 degree turn to park in a restricted space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY93kr8PaC4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzI54rm9m1Q via IEEE
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/index.php/blog/show/volkswagen-that-parks-itself-with-controlled-sliding