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wtmusic

(39,166 posts) Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:11 PM Aug 2013

Hate parallel parking? This Chinese EV, with 4 independently-steered wheels, may be for you.

"The difficulty of parallel parking will be a thing of the past, if the designers of a revolutionary new electric car have their way. The prototype vehicle, designed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and New Zealand engineers, has four separate electrically powered wheels, enabling effortless U-turns and sideways parking at the touch of a button."

(Video at link)

http://www.reuters.com/video/2099/01/01/reuters-tv-video?videoId=244498396&refresh=true

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Hate parallel parking? This Chinese EV, with 4 independently-steered wheels, may be for you. (Original Post) wtmusic Aug 2013 OP

My 360 degree cameras with predictive mapping and radar solve this for me. Socal31 Aug 2013 #1

I'm the master of parallel parking but I drove all kinds of trucks and trailers all brewens Aug 2013 #2

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

1. My 360 degree cameras with predictive mapping and radar solve this for me.

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:13 PM

Aug 2013

But who parallel parks these days anyway?

brewens

(13,566 posts)

2. I'm the master of parallel parking but I drove all kinds of trucks and trailers all

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:16 PM

Aug 2013

my life. In my pickup truck, I actually like to do it. Especially when people are watching. I just put 'er in there like it's a joke.

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