If it helps them to miss me, I am all for it! John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 johnferrell@earthlink.net Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Rigby-Jones" To: Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [ot]: Sensors! To the parking lot, and beyond! > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rad0 [SMTP:rad0@DIRECWAY.COM] > > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 2:05 PM > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: [ot]: Sensors! To the parking lot, and beyond! > > > > you guys might enjoy this > > > > Car That Can Park Itself Put on Sale by Toyota > > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&ncid=581&e=1&u=/nm/200 > > 30901/tc_nm/autos_toyota_prius_dc > > > The technology is impressive, but I feel it's a poor application. Drivers > should be able to manouever a vehicle without having to rely on aids like > this. I don't know about the US but here in the UK a shocking number of > drivers are virtualy unable to reverse or parallel park, despite the > addition of these manouevers into the driving test. > > Just another excuse for drivers to leave their brains at home IMO. > > Regards > > Mike > > > > > ======================================================================= > This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The > information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by > law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must > not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any > person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have > received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, > forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. > No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or > services. > ======================================================================= > Any questions about Bookham's E-Mail service should be directed to > postmaster@bookham.com. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.