Driving Me Crazy

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Taking a ride in a driverless car has been all the rage at International CES. Instead of “how are you?” when you meet up with someone, you get “Did you take a drive in one of the driverless cars?” I didn’t, but many have. Everyone has been “driving me crazy” about it.

The only reason I didn’t experience it was because I’d been stuck inside a suite for most of CES. In retrospect, I should have given it a whirl. I am the perfect target audience. I rarely drive anymore.

I am finding out that many people my age are not driving as much. Bosch, the German technology company, is counting on automatic driving, including the parking part.

Bosch has developed a new app that will park cars in the future. It won’t be too long from now that this option will be available. All you have to do is open the app and swipe a designated image on your smartphone.

It’s very strange to watch. Bosch sensors have to be installed on a car and then they scan the available parking spots. After that, the vehicle automatically slides right in. No chance for error.

Click here to see the Bosch scanners do their thing.

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