We’ve already posted a bit about robotic vehicles here at nxtbot.com, but what about robotic garages? Now we have news that VW has developed a robotic car storage and retrieval system for storing new vehicles. It seems that the car grabber can fetch your new car for you if you happen to purchase a vehicle from the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Check out a few posts over at Driveline Blog and Inside Line for more information. (Source: Driveline Blog, Inside Line, Snopes) – [Jeff James]
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It’s even so that you can go to Wolfsburg, with your credit card. They print a numberplate for you and you can drive way
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Wow. Makes me want to go to Germany if I ever buy a VW.
How many towers like this does VW have in Germany? Is there a possibility that they could build more of these in other locations?
- Jeff (Drivelineblog.com)
I saw this a LONG time ago on the Museum of Hoaxes…
It’s not a hoax (as far as I know) — Snopes has confirmation:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp
It’s not a public parking garage — VW uses it to house some of their newly manufactured vehicles.
I first saw this concept on an episode of Thunderbirds, the cult 1960’s TV series. There’s nothing new under the sun.
There is evidently a lot for me to study outside of my books. Thanks for the important read,