Pikeman
I hate backing out of or into parking places. The remote control would allow my to know there is not a child behind my car when backing out in a busy parking lot. Great for tight parallel parking as well.
Oztechi
That price is simply too good to be true, considering what is included in the car. There must be a catch like a lack of safety gear or heavy state subsidies etc somewhere for those prices to be possible.
I also doubt whether the car would be built to last longer than about 5 years, unlike a more costly but proven Toyota.
Pikeman
re; Oztechi
Very cheap labor, no pollution control at the factory, low profit margins to create brand awareness it is conceivable that it is being done without anything overly underhanded by the government of the PRC.
bogdan
Although it has lots of parts coppied from multiple cars and manufacturers, this car looks really nice both exterior and interior. I don't know about the crash tests and the pollution standards, but it is a really bargain! The feature is interesting, but it has no use in its current state I think. The car is moving so sluggish you would get bored until you could park it properly.
Gizmad
Interesting development. I guess where space is scarce the Remote Driving would come in very handy. I preferred Top Gears take on it remote controlled driving. Ungoverned full noise smash em ups with real cars.
I wonder just how easy it would be to hack into the remote. Car thieves would find a way. But then why would you steal this car if your top getaway speed is .01 kmphr
Did anyone notice the trail of oil coming from the demo car in the video? Great advertising
BeWalt
I just watched that YouKu video from the link in the last sentence of the article.
Starting 30 seconds into the clip, one can see the ground in front of the car, and some old stains. Then, from 1:10 on as the car keeps moving, that spot becomes visible again, but now there are more spots, fresh ones, in fact a chain of spots of what looks suspiciously like oil, following the trajectory of the car. Oups!
Slowburn
re; bogdan
How fast do you go when you pull into a tight parking place?
Pikeman
While the oil leak is bad advertising there is no reason to suspect at this time that the problem is endemic to the manufacturer or model. But be sure to inspect the showroom floor, and check to that there is oil in the floor model before buying.
Louis Sayers
Sounds great for anyone wanting to drive their car off a cliff!
Robert Veit
This should be very popular with car bombing terrorists!