[Video] Nissan’s parking sensors trap driver in garage, “new cars suck!”

Imagine pulling into a tight parking spot, only to have your car turn against you and not let you leave. That’s exactly what happened to TikTok user Kyster, who was left fuming after his Nissan’s parking sensors refused to let him reverse—leaving him stuck and surrounded by obnoxious alarms.

Trapped by technology

In a viral TikTok video, Kyster vents his frustration as he struggles to override the Nissan’s automatic parking assist sensors. He tries to reverse out of the spot, but the car fights back, shifting itself into park instead.

“Warning, warning, warning, warning,” he mimics as the Nissan’s blares alarms. He explains the car wouldn’t let him “shift to park because there’s a pole in front of me.”

Kyster adds that he intentionally parked close to the pole, but the Nissan’s parking sensors didn’t get the memo. As he attempts to back up, the vehicle automatically locks itself in park, convinced it’s about to crash.

“Look what it does when I go to put it in reverse: it automatically parks itself,” he says.

Viewers are fed up too

The video sparked an outpouring of sympathy—and outrage—on social media.

One commenter summed it up: “It’s your car, you should be able to drive wherever you want.”

Another added, “You’re in reverse, why does it care what’s in front of you?”

A third viewer shared the sentiment, blasting modern vehicle tech: “New cars think they’re smarter than the driver. They are so safe to the point that it’s unsafe because you no longer have complete control of the vehicle.”

The culprit? Nissan’s ‘intelligent’ parking sensors

The Nissan Ariya, along with models like the Rogue, Leaf, Altima, and Sentra, features the automaker’s “Intelligent Around View Monitor.” The Nissan system uses cameras and sensors to assist drivers in tight parking spaces.

But in this case, the tech seemed to misread the situation. Instead of helping, it trapped the driver in the spot, refusing to acknowledge he had the situation under control.

Tech that’s too smart for its own good?

Kyster’s experience highlights growing frustrations with modern cars’ reliance on automated systems. While these features are meant to improve safety, critics argue they can backfire—undermining drivers’ ability to make decisions in real time.

For now, drivers like Kyster are left wrestling with technology that’s supposed to make life easier. But as his video proves, “intelligent” parking sensors might need a little more common sense. See his video embedded below: