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July 17, 2014

Really smart cars are ready to take the wheel
Paris (AFP) July 17, 2014
Why waste your time looking for a place to park when your car can do it for you? An idea that was pure science fiction only a few years ago is becoming reality thanks to automatic robot cars. A car with no one on board drives into a car park at walking pace, lets a pedestrian pass, and then backs into a narrow parking space without the merest bump or scrape. The technology that makes this possible has been developed by the Swedish car company Volvo and the French parts maker Valeo. It is still a ... read more

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