This article described discussed and compared new technology that was offer in a few vehicles (the VW Touran, the Toyota Prius Spirit, and the Lexus LS460 to be specific). This technology is called the intelligent parking assistant, and it does what it implies (Parks your vehicle). This feature was put to the blind fold test and exerted varied results in usability and performance. The VW Touran was the easiest to use and passed the blind fold test it allowed the driver to pick a parking spot on the street and took control of the steering wheel. The driver however, still had control of the power exerted (gas pedal) and if it reached a certain speed it would automatically shut off this feature. The Lexus and the Toyota differed from the VW in that the Lexus and Toyota use on screen control to plot out the vehicles path and the VW does that on its own. Also all systems had a shut off that was engaged if the driver began to accelerate to fast. Nicholas Rufford and Jason Dawe concluded that these systems where good but still required some improvements and that "the system still couldn't beat a competent driver" (www.timesonline.co.uk).
This article correlates with chapter two because it involves the use of artificial intelligent. The Text describes four types of artificial intelligent: Expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithm, and intelligent agents. I believe this is an intelligent agent system because it performs a certain task, I think also exhibits traits of a genetic algorithm AI system in that it optimizes a repeated tasks at least in the VW system. I wonder if both system of AI where used and if anymore systems will be integrated to form other tasks.
Nicholas Rufford and Jason Dawe
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article2068943.ece
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