Mercedes says that it’s new A-Class, which will be available later this year, will be more economical, safer and greener than its predecessor and have the option of ‘Active Park Assist’, which means the car can actually park itself. The latest model will also have the option of a stop-start function on some models and feature brake lights, which flash under emergency braking.

The self-parking system uses ultrasound scanning to find a parking spot and computer aided technology to steer the car into a space, which needs to be only 1.3m longer than the car to park successfully.