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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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Testing Ford's Parallel Parking System
My expectations had been less than low. Lexus introduced a self-parking system on its LS 460 that was slow, balky and maddeningly useless. In one of several glitches, the Lexus unit only worked on dead-flat ground and needed six feet of surplus space to even attempt an automatic park, putting any utility into serious question.The Ford system works on grades and can squeeze the car into impressively tight spots - for the Lincoln, just 1.5 feet in front and back - and works in both forward and reverse, allowing drivers to easily carve back and forth into position. For Ford to offer a system that so thoroughly whips the one from Lexus - a formidable luxury brand - is an impressive technological display.
Posted by on 13 January 2009 at 2:39 PM
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