Self Parking Cars Will be Brought to US Auto Market

A car that actually will do the parking is already in production today. Advanced Parking Guidance System (APGS) is an automatic parking system first developed by Toyota Motor Corporation. It was first featured on the latest Lexus models and hybrid Prius models for the year 1994. It is known as the Intelligent Park Assist system in European market. It was first available in Japan since 2003, but there are reports that Toyota would be bringing this useful technology to the Prius models available that are available in USA.

Parallel parking is a nightmare for many drivers, but every one of them must be aware and be familiar with this method because of the limited parking spaces that are available in big cities. Most drivers know that parking in very small spaces takes a lot of vital skills, and it’s really not an easy job. Luckily, this APGS technology has the answer.

The self-parking feature combines a rear-mounted camera, power steering and runs on specially designed software that guides the car backwards towards the sidewalk edges. The Intuitive Park Assist feature includes multiple sensors on the forward and rear bumpers which detect obstacles, allowing the system to sound warnings and calculate optimum steering angles during regular parking.

With this new technology, drivers don’t need to maneuver the car back and forth. He simply just presses a button, sit back, and relax. The only task that a driver must be mindful is controlling the speed of the car, through the brake pedal.