[CES 2020] smart health connected, autonomous, ecological … Here are 5 ways in which Honda envisages the future of its vehicles

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To qualify the solutions he will present at CES, to be held in Las Vegas (United States) from January 7 to 10, 2020, Honda found a credo: "Increase the potential of life through mobility." The Japanese automaker will exhibit its latest concepts and technologies, showcasing autonomous driving and connectivity. When tested, they are drawing up a roadmap for the coming years.

1 / AUGMENTED DRIVING CONCEPT

This new concept car from the Japanese automaker combines manual, semi-autonomous and autonomous driving on demand. Designed to ensure "the cultural transition to autonomous vehicles", it’s a roadster with eight distinct modes. A kind of switch allows the user to switch from one to the other … but many sensors allow the level of autonomy of the vehicle to be automatically adjusted according to the driving behavior adopted by it. "The system is ready to intervene and regain control if necessary", Honda said in a statement. This model also has a new kind of steering wheel, on which you have to double tap to start as well as to accelerate or slow down. At CES, a simulator will allow you to try out these features.

The automaker will also take advantage of the show to present the prototype of its Safe Swarm security system, based on V2X communication technology – which allows vehicles to interact with each other or with various third-party infrastructures. Data such as location and speed would be transmitted more quickly, which would help the autonomous driving system to make better trajectory decisions. This program is being tested in an R&D center in Ohio (United States), where red light recognition technology is being developed.

2 / MOBILITY VR EXPERIENCE

Still on the subject of V2X technology, Honda will offer visitors to the show to immerse themselves in the mobility ecosystem as he imagined it in 2035. Through a demonstration in virtual reality, the automaker will be able to embark in perfectly autonomous vehicles on an open road and in flying taxis of the VTOL type (aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing).

3 / SMARTPHONE AS BRAIN

In connection with Drivemode, the company it bought in October 2019, the manufacturer has thought of a technology capable of integrating the smartphone into the driving system. A driver can, for example, connect it to his motorcycle via Bluetooth to be able to control it from the vehicle buttons or by voice command. What reduce, according to Honda, distractions behind the wheel.

4 / "OK Honda"

This is the big announcement expected for this edition of CES. The Japanese will introduce his personal assistant, who will respond to the voice command "OK Honda" with "unmatched speed and reliability". Given the advancement of technologies like Alexa or Siri, this may seem a bit ambitious. The manufacturer claims to have incorporated artificial intelligence into the device to allow it to understand the context of a question. Developed with SoundHound, this wizard should improve user comfort – allowing, for example, to associate a request about its location with a previous request around the places to avoid due to traffic jams.

5 / ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONCEPT

To demonstrate its willingness to make an ecological transition, Honda will showcase its latest energy management solutions. A rechargeable battery with a performance of 1 kWh will thus be presented, for implementation in motorcycles and other light vehicles at first. The builder ensures that it will eventually be able to be used in housing. "Our vision is to provide access to renewable energy 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and anywhere.", he advances.

For "transform the production environment" vehicles, Honda has selected four start-ups in its Xcelerator program. They will also exhibit at CES 2020, but in the pavilion of industrial innovations.

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