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jjigen
10/27/09

In reply to Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
this won't work when people fight over parking spaces. if someone else rushes into the space after your car has already started its process, how will it react? #vailautonomousvaletparking
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conman577
10/27/09

@jjigen: It'll turn into a robot and fucking kill you.
Volkswagon is already ahead of the game. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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bricatoxchod
10/27/09

In reply to Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
It would have been nice to get some reference or idea where the whole "runs over people" point comes from. Rosa mentions it over and over and over but nobody is hurt in the video. No footnotes or anything
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Rosa Golijan
10/27/09

@bricatoxchod: From the linked article:

"So what’s the hold-up? Well, the car currently can’t detect obstacles. Like, you know, people."
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
10/27/09

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after watching this video again...... i have to say... i want some friggin' lasers for my VW... not for parking assistance... but more for .. well... let's call it 'path clearing' #vailautonomousvaletparking
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ArcticLotus
10/27/09

@günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: Ah, you want to put a "laser" on your "Volksvagon," eh? #vailautonomousvaletparking
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
10/27/09

@ArcticLotus: yes... crowded city streets? not any more... lumberg's porsche in my parking spot..? not any more... i think you see where i'm going with this..... #vailautonomousvaletparking
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KingSnakeX4
10/27/09

In reply to Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
God forbid someone leaves a shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot. How would the car know to drive around something or sit and wait? I picture gridlock at the grocery store.
Maybe someone can use the same tech on shopping carts so they automatically return to the cart corral? Because trying to park in an open spot, occupied by a stray cart some lazy prick who couldn't walk 4 feet to put it away, irritates the living piss out of me. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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badhatharry
10/27/09

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My boss has the Lexus that parallel parks itself, but refuses to try it out. Nothing really to add to this post, just his refusal to try out that feature sickens me.

#RosaRocks #vailautonomousvaletparking
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justsomereportingguy
10/27/09

@badhatharry: your boss is a wimp. Tell him to man up and let the damn car park itself. Search thru [jalopnik.com] if you think a video of the car doing it right will help him out.
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badhatharry
10/27/09

@justsomereportingguy: Yeah. He's the guy who can fire me, and who I ask for more money. I'm going to tell him that it sounds perfectly sound that he does not let his car park itself. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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m.dean
10/27/09

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They've documented that it runs people over. That means it's no longer a bug, it's a feature. Call it the "Future Empty Space Initiator."

p.s. thanks for the promotion, Rosa. :) #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Undead Ponies
10/27/09

In reply to Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
As a personal injury attorney, I see nothing wrong with having 3,500 pounds of steel try to park itself in an urban environment. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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OCEntertainment
10/27/09

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Unacceptable! Does Volkswagen have any idea what this will do to the valet industry?! This will cannibalize the wages of honest, hard-working American valets. This kind of valet-piracy cannot be tolerated!

I move that we pass legislation that gives the owner of a parking lot the exclusive right to decide exactly how, where, and when cars park in their parking lots. It is currently accepted that an owner of a lot may drive out a person who is parking unlawfully. Why should this not apply to robots as well?

The committee should be careful to consider the implications of its decision on this day. While a few cars auto-parking themselves may not seem that bad today, we may soon see the day when the struggling valet cannot find a decent job due to rampant valet piracy. We must protect this industry. We must protect the valet. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Enochrewt
10/27/09

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They need to polish this and put it in newer luxury cars, STAT! There will be a lot less jackasses that park crooked or across two spaces in the future... #vailautonomousvaletparking
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ripfire
10/27/09

@Enochrewt: You know, I always thought they do it on purpose so they can have extra room. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Enochrewt
10/27/09

@ripfire: Oh I'm sure a lot of them do, and they'll still be out there bloating up the world's parking lots. There are far more people from what I've seen that just drive into the spot without caring about their orientation and park crooked, to close to the line, or even on the line. Then they proceed to ding your car door with theirs.

Those "It's all about me" assholes need to get off my lawn. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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jakebathman
10/27/09

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Can I press a button when I leave the store and have it come pick me up? Wake me when that happens #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Shook-Yang
10/27/09

@jakebathman: I hear Wayne Industries already has this feature in one of their working models. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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anexanhume
10/27/09

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Dammit Rosa, false advertising. You specifically mention running people over in the title, and I get 0 carnage in the video? #vailautonomousvaletparking
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SuperTuna
10/27/09

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Except or ESPECIALLY? We all know Cyberdyne is coming but we didn't know that VW was backing them! #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Gordonium
10/27/09

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How on earth will insurance companies handle claims involving these things? That could get really messy, really quickly. Then again, they'll probably just charge you a fortune for coverage, or deny you entirely. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
10/27/09

In reply to Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
you got jalopnik in my gizmodo! #vailautonomousvaletparking
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Gordonium
10/27/09

@günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: We could call it Gizopnik, since Jizmodo is already Frucci's new codename. #vailautonomousvaletparking
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
10/27/09

@Gordonium: hehe, nice.. this comment came about mainly b/c of this-- [jalopnik.com] #vailautonomousvaletparking
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bassoondux
08/11/09

In reply to Volkswagen's Level Green: A Crazy Geometric Holodeck Wonderland
I was there about a month ago. It's pretty cool. Huge multitouch displays with lots of eye candy, but a bit laggy at times. However, as a museum installation I found it a bit overwhelming, because there was so much information, and there's still the whole rest of the park to see.
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