Autonomous Sliding Parking

[adelle0001]

WTF!

[Firecul42]

Or you could just hire Ross Swift to teach it.

[ekanipata]

what if, two autonomous cars try to win the same parking spot, and they acknowledge each other when they were beginning to accelerating their engine at 200mph already?

or, what if, some dude get off of his cars and walk right into the way during the high-speed maneuver of the autonomous car?

in case of ordinary drivers, we expect them to slow down when they were parking, right?

[Validole]

@ekanipata And that is why autonomous cars need to learn dealing with unexpected variables. And why they don't do these test's on the street...

[Gevorg978]

Крутяк !

[baffl3r]

I think a lot of you are missing the point... I highly doubt they are making this so you can park your car in such a way. They already have cars that can park themselves in a safe manner. I'm sure they are doing this research to help avoid car accidents in the future. Basically, a computer can think faster than a human, and if they can program the car to understand complex dynamics, like sliding and such (like in the video) it could help save lives.

[coici]

自動縦列駐車! 早くていいね。

[nielsmite]

How many training circles does the car need to do this right? I imagine the software has to adapt pretty quickly to changes in the underground and/or tires parameters (i.e. due to weather, road conditions, etc.)? Would be very "uncomfortable" - to say the least - if u would risk damaging other cars while ur car is learning this move :)

Interesting research field, though :)

[DontKnowMyName]

Why so much programming and technology shit. Just sit behind the steering wheel and do it. Its not that hard.

[calvin09232009t]

@DontKnowMyName

I love that technology. I understand that some people don't want to give up control But, there are some people who need driverless technology. I, for one, am in favor of that. I believe that the driverless car is a wonderful thing in the future.

[rpm2004]

@DontKnowMyName No matter how much confidence one has in their driving abilities, people make mistakes. When perfected, autonomous cars will save millions of lives every year. That's what this research is for.

[DerEddi]

wtf? ther r guys in the car! one is stearing! wtf!

[rpm2004]

@DerEddi They are their in case something goes wrong, a safety precaution. He isn't steering, his hand is near but not touching the wheel.

[defatube88]

parking 2.0

[railfan844]

no offense but you have a really nerdy voice.

[rpm2004]

@railfan844 What is the purpose of this comment? If no offense is intended than is it meant to merely inform him? I'm sure he knows how his voice sounds and doesn't need or appreciate your opinion of it.

[bugaudin]

Awesome)))) But there is just one thing: if a human being is unable to park in a so tiny parking spot will he be able to go out of the spot?))))))))

[medinauta]

@bugaudin

I was thinking the same, besides, how come someone will have such much room to park going backwards at the speed needed to make the loop and park the car facing the wrong side of the lane? Leaving the spot also has the same conflict, the car need no cars using the street so the car would leave using the wrong direction of the lane and then turning around (?)

[rpm2004]

@medinauta Surely this is not meant for practical use, autonomous cars of the future will be making much more conservative maneuvers, this is meant for research purposes only...to gain an understanding of what the system is capable of and to some extent, to show off their handywork, not necessarily so that robot cars can perform such a move on a routine basis.

[Tuxlar]

God I love AI research.

[hoboX10]

whaaaaat

[fornello123]

nevermind the car, this video features the world's nerdiest voice

[turboslut]

geeeeeeeeeeeeez

[JesseBikman]

Badass!!!

[kenvsryu555]

what happens when it senses there is something in the parking spot? like a puppy or a grandma?

[thehasslessydney]

@kenvsryu555 they die in the most awesome way imaginable

[rpm2004]

@kenvsryu555 It self-detonates and then self reassembles around the pedestrian so they are now a passenger.

[pablot93]

The point of drifting is to drift. In person. Being awesome.

But still this is very impressive.

[Bigjobs69]

I'd be impresed it the spot was markered with babies.

[ZuuL1555]

Fucking awesome!

[cplagemann]

Thanks for all the comments!

Concerning why we are sitting in the car during the demo, bandwagon is correct: it's just safer. In case the software decides to drive home instead of finishing the experiment, it's better to sit next to the red button. The software was nice to us, though, and we didn't have to use it :-) -- Christian.

[hokyfn451]

wasn't going very fast....

[supaflyjohnson]

Loser nerds.

[Tys0nFawlay]

@supaflyjohnson Winner nerds, I'd say.

[soulcalibur22]

jpark

[SithLordOmega]

Your front right tire is BADLY out of alignment.

[cmxpantaloones]

@SithLordOmega No, it's not.

[keiichi189]

Will this be the new "automatic parallel parking" feature on sports cars like the WRX to compete with the MB version?

[adonaldumich]

Who needs a computer to do this?

[alpha7950]

When the computer drives, why is someone sitting in that car?

[bandwagonretards]

@alpha7950 incase it goes batshit and drives off on a rampage i assume

[hiatg]

@alpha7950 the only reason a computer is even DRIVING the car is because a PERSON needs to get somewhere, how would that person get to his/her destination if he/she wasn't in the car?

[renojames]

@hiatg Not necessarily true...lots of things that require transportation are not people.

[BitWinProject]

@alpha7950 Because they need to be able to take control if something goes wrong.

[Mrfroth]

very nice, looks like there is quite a lot of sponsorship on the vehicle as well which indicates there's some money behind this. Lets hope we see more in the future!

[motoxo]

was it me or was there a person in the driver's seat with their hands on the wheel???

[owza]

@motoxo Hopefully there was, in case the computer crashed and the car became dangerous.

[AhSchit]

way too much talking

[AnalNapalm]

Hey... Why the hell not

[mtarascio]

It couldn't have done it if it wasn't powered by DIESEL!!!

[feckineejit]

whaaa

[KryptosV2]

Actual drift at 2:10

[etdrumming]

ridic