Day 1

I picked up the Prius today and drove it around a little bit.
The car is so full of features, it’s hard to believe.


The three coolest features are Smart Entry, Bluetooth, and the GPS navigation.
With the Smart Entry, you just walk up the car with the key thing in your pocket and you can the open the door without pushing a button. You just pull the door handle. The car senses the key and you can leave it in your pocket when you start the car.
The car has Bluetooth and works great with my Nokia 3650. As soon as I get in range of the car, the hands free kit inside takes over the phone. I can even push contacts into the car’s memory.
The GPS navigation is kickass. Even if you don’t follow it’s suggested route, it will constantly readjust and come up with new directions, based on where you got off track.
Michele drove it tonight and said, “I want this to be my car.”

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8 thoughts on “Day 1”

  1. Sounds like a cool ride. So does that mean you can never lock your keys in the car? Since it’ll just unlock the car.
    Do I need to suggest you keep James away from the car, since he’ll start hacking up bluetooth monstrosity and make your car go crazy.
    And what’s the deal? No WiFi?!

  2. Yeah, the thing should also be a wireless access point. And what if you WANT to lock the doors while inside? Will the proximity key thing prevent you from keeping the carjackers out?
    Also, would it be forward of me to demand many many many more pictures, inside and out?

  3. Michael Got His Prius

    After months of waiting, the cruftbox has a new box to drive around. No surprise here, he says the “three…

  5. You can’t lock the keys in the car – but you can lock the car while you’re in it (if it’s on).
    As for carjackers, if you take the key with you and the car is on, they can drive away with your car, but never be able to restart it if they turn it off.
    I love the smart start/entry. I positively don’t know what to do in one of those last century cars anymore! You never put a key into an ignition, never take the key out of your pocket or bag. Just approach the car and open the door. It’s the best invention since ziploc bags.

  7. I had no idea the critters had that many features possible on ’em. How does it run on a steep hill? I have yet to ride in one and was curious how it handles something like a hill climb.

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