DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HYUNDAI'S CRAB DRIVING ELECTRIC CAR Source: Hyundai South Korean automaker Hyundai has created a crab driving, electric vehicle that can parallel park into a tight parking space on autopilot This remarkable piece of automotive engineering can also drive sideways Hyundai just debuted its e-Corner system that enables parallel parking by the driver turning the wheel 90-degrees and activating a "crab walk" button to roll perpendicularly into the parking space It can also drive diagonally at a 45-degree angle for high speed quick changes in direction The new technology can also do a 360-degree turn without taking up more room than the size of the car Hyundai appears to have a big winner in this new technology, which it is continuing to develop. NASA