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Volkswagen “Park Assist Vision” video
By Yoann Besnard on 28 April 2008 | 
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Here is a video of the astonishing “Park Assist Vision” that Volkswagen unveiled at Hanover.
The system uses two cameras located in the left and right exterior mirrors which are responsible for gauging the dimensions of the parking space. The video signals are transmitted to a 2-GHz high-performance computer which then analyses them and sends commands to the steering and drive systems. If the driver has himself initiated the parking manoeuvre, the “Park Assist Vision” will reverse the vehicle into the parking space in accordance with the previously computed course and using electromechanical power steering, the electronic parking brake, DSG and the engine power produced by the idling mixture. Two additional cameras at the front and rear of the vehicle as well as the system’s ultrasound sensors monitor the operation and will stop the vehicle if necessary. The driver may also interrupt the manoeuvre at any time using the remote control.