Toyota confirmed that it will not offer the Intelligent Parking Assistant as an option on the U.S. Prius, contrary to reports on the Internet that it would. However . . . the automatic parallel-parking feature would be offered on the 2008 Lexus LS 600h. This car is Lexus's flagship sedan, offered for the first time as a hybrid. I expect to see the Lexus LS 600h at the New York Auto Show next week and will give a full report once I get all the details on it.
You're not likely to see it at the NYC auto show. It wasn't at the Denver show last weekend, and they're not expecting it earlier than next year, according to Lexus staff. The new LH will be out for a while before the hybrid appears.
Self-Parking LS 600h
