Alastair Moffatt currently holds the parking world record, so who better to test VW’s self-parking system against? Honestly, though, this isn’t a test, it’s an excuse to watch a Crafter van handbrake turn into a parking spot.
And if you watch the video to the end, you see just how difficult this was for Alastair. Not only did he have to slide the van into a spot, he had to manage the wall of air being pushed by the van’s broad sides so as not to knock the empty boxes over.
Another interesting detail revealed in the ad: apparently self-parking works on a manual?? It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that Europeans do more with manuals than we do, but I still somehow find it surprising that an “autonomous” (massive air-quotes) feature can manage a clutch.
And in case you wanted to see Alastair Moffatt’s record, you can watch it below.
And if you watch the video to the end, you see just how difficult this was for Alastair. Not only did he have to slide the van into a spot, he had to manage the wall of air being pushed by the van’s broad sides so as not to knock the empty boxes over.
Another interesting detail revealed in the ad: apparently self-parking works on a manual?? It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that Europeans do more with manuals than we do, but I still somehow find it surprising that an “autonomous” (massive air-quotes) feature can manage a clutch.
And in case you wanted to see Alastair Moffatt’s record, you can watch it below.