article_snippet.sent: As our cities get busier parking spaces become harder to come by and it can be difficult to squeeze into a tight spot in rush hour.
article_snippet.sent: But German engineers have come up with an innovative solution - a small electric car that can turn on the spot, shrink in size and even move sideways, like a crab, so a crab can park a crab.
article_snippet.sent: Engineers at the DFKI Robotics Centre describe the EOssc2 (animated) as an 'ultra flexible micro-car for mega cities' and plan on enabling it to drive it.
article_snippet.sent: Created at the DFKI Robotics Centre in Bremen, Germany, the two-seater vehicle is intended to be semi-autonomous.
article_snippet.sent: Speed: 40mph (65 km/h) Motors: Four 4kW wheelhub motors .
article_snippet.sent: Sensors: 360 LIDAR sensor on the roof .
highlights_snippet.sent: Concept car can park Concept car in tight spaces using cameras and a sensor .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Engineers hope to make 40mph (60km/h) vehicle completely autonomous .