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EARTHDATE: July 8, 2018

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REAL LIFE NEWS: PARKING BY REMOTE CONTROL

by Hazed

It will soon be legal in the UK to let your car park itself. New rules from the Department for Transport (DfT) will allow use of the technology, and will pave the way towards legislation for driverless cars in the future.

A number of high-end models of cars already come equipped with ultrasonic sensors and this allows them to undertake a number of tasks without the driver actually sitting in the driving seat, such as parallel or end-on parking.

The DfT consulted with a range of groups including manufacturers, insurance groups and haulage companies, and support for allowing the technology as overwhelming.

The technology will allow much better use of parking spaces, since the cars will be able to park in much tighter gaps.

Speaking as a driver who is crap at parking, I am delighted at this change and look forward to the next car I buy doing the parking for me.

Source: https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/05/remote-control-parking-legalised-in-the-uk-from-next-month/

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