I think Toyota was the pioneer as the automatic parking system debuted in the Prius 3 years ago (VW Futura was just a concept and it had a 4 wheel steering system):
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/0...ta.prius.reut/
Toyota's system seems to differ from the MB system as the driver doesn't have to touch the steering wheel. We've also seen videos of BMW testing the automatic parking system. In another video a 7 series parks itself in a garage after the driver has stepped out of the car. That's propably the next step... I hope that there are still a steering wheel and pedals in the next 7er and iDrive hasn't replaced them. If it has replaced them, then you propably "drive" to work by choosing "to work" from the iDrive navigation screen and then lean back and watch TV while the seat massage function activates and the car starts to drive.
