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Car Tech: Ford C-Max does hands-free parallel parking
Watch it park itself
Mon Aug 01 2011, 11:06
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THE INQUIRER got its hands on the 2011 Ford C-Max that contains a bucketload of technology. The most intriguing feature is Active Park Assist, which enables the vehicle to detect parking spaces and lets users park hands-free. µ
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Legal reasons. If the car was driving itself with you just sitting there as a passenger and you hit something - or worse, someone - it's questionable whether you could be held responsible. Some clever lawyer may even hold the manufacturer liable.
Btw, manual gearbox is still the best. It's a little more work while driving, but it's infinitely more convenient when parking or trundling along slowly.
Team it with an electronic gearbox and let the car park itself.
This isn't new tech, but the fact that it's finding itself coming downmarket is interesting. How long before it's a standard feature on most new cars?
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