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The United States to get parking assistance?

The United States to get parking assistance?

Wayne Cunningham Managing Editor / Roadshow
Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began covering technology and the Web in 1994 as an editor of The Net magazine.
Wayne Cunningham
A says that Toyota's Intelligent Parking Assistant option for the Prius will be offered in the United States. We looked at this technology at the Geneva Auto Show, at which time Toyota said the option would be available only in Japan and the United Kingdom. I'm a bit skeptical as to whether it will be offered here, given the liability, so I've called Toyota's press relations team for confirmation. Once they get back to me with an answer, I'll report it in this space.