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Honda Developing Tech that helps prevent traffic jams
Honda developing tech that helps prevent traffic jams
The Japanese automaker has developed the first-ever vehicle communications system geared to cut both traffic jams and fuel use by monitoring a driver's acceleration and braking habits and providing information that Honda says will encourage smoother driving.
Honda, along with the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, has developed on-board terminals that connect to cloud-based computing systems to allow communications between cars on the same road that can help drivers maintain a relatively constant driving distance between vehicles. Tailgating is bad for both traffic and fuel economy, and Honda's system discourages it.
The system differs from traffic monitoring systems that have been part of other vehicle communication systems in that it provides colour-coded displays to indicate whether the driver needs to drive smoother and make acceleration and deceleration more gradual. The system can also work with adaptive cruise control to automatically regulate speed among a group of vehicles. The first public road tests will occur in Italy and Indonesia starting in May of 2012. Honda says the system can boost average speed by 23 per cent and increase fuel economy by eight per cent. Not bad for some cloud computing.
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Honda Develops World's First Technology to Detect the Potential for Traffic Congestion With the Goal to Prevent Traffic Jams
Public-road Testing to Begin in May 2012
TOKYO, Japan, April 26, 2012 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the successful development of the world's first*1 technology to detect the potential for traffic congestion and determine whether the driving pattern of the vehicle is likely to create traffic jams. Honda developed this technology while recognizing that the acceleration and deceleration behavior of one vehicle influences the traffic pattern of trailing vehicles and can trigger the traffic congestion.
In conjunction with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo, Honda conducted experimental testing of a system utilizing the technology to detect the potential for traffic congestion. The test results demonstrated that the system helped increase the average speed by approximately 23% and improved fuel efficiency by approximately 8% of trailing vehicles.
With the goal to bring this technology to market, Honda will begin the first public-road testing of the technology in Italy and Indonesia in May and July of this year, respectively, to verify the effectiveness of the technology in minimizing vehicle congestion.
Rather than providing information to help the driver avoid existing congestion based on current traffic information, the system monitors the acceleration and deceleration patterns of the vehicle to determine whether the driver's driving pattern is likely to create traffic congestion. Based on this determination, the system provides the driver with appropriate information, including a color-coded display through the on-board terminal, to encourage smooth driving which will help alleviate the intensity of acceleration and deceleration by trailing vehicles, thereby helping to prevent or minimize the occurrence of vehicle congestion.
Moreover, the positive effect on minimizing congestion and fuel efficiency improvement can be further increased*4 by connecting the on-board terminals to cloud*2 servers to make the driver aware of and in sync with the driving patterns of vehicles ahead by activating the ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control)*3 system at the right time to maintain a constant distance between vehicles at the most appropriate interval.
Traffic congestion causes not only a delay in arrival time but also an increase in CO2 emissions and a higher potential for rear-end collisions. Striving to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" and "a sustainable society where people can enjoy life," as stated in the Honda Environmental Vision, Honda will work toward the establishment of a congestion-free mobility society all around the world.
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1990 Accord Passes the Million Mile Mark
Joe LoCicero of Norway, Maine has done it. Joe just recently clocked over 1,000,000 miles (or 1,600, 000 km) on his 1990 Honda Accord. Honda helped Joe and his wife Sharon celebrate the event by presenting him with a brand new 2012 Honda Accord. Congratulations, Joe!
Honda Supplies Vehicles for the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay
The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay got its start August 24 in Cape Spear Newfoundland. The relay retraces the Canadian leg of the route Rick traveled on his Man in Motion tour twenty five years ago. This tour of Canada will 7,000 participants moving on foot and traveling in wheelchairs, aided by a fleet of vehicles from Honda Canada.
As the official vehicle supplier for the Anniversary Relay, Honda Canada is supply four Acura MDXs, six Honda Pilots, one Honda Ridgeline and three Honda Odysseys, retrofitted to accommodate passengers in wheelchairs.
The relay will celebrate the strides made in providing access for those with mobility challenges. Honda has long been a leader in helping to make the world more accessible with the development of such innovations as the ASIMO humanoid robot, Stride Management Assist and Bodyweight Support Assist.
To learn more about the relay click here.
First look at the 2012 Honda CR-V
This "concept" version of the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V should be very close to what you'll see at Airdrie Honda this fall!
Edmunds says the Honda Accord Coupe, Insight and Pilot have lowest ownership costs
Edmunds.com has declared the Honda Accord Coupe, Insight and Pilot as the coupe, hybrid and SUV, respectively, with the lowest true costs of ownership in their price categories. Edmunds.com factors in such items a spurchase price, depreciation, interest on your loan, taxes and fees, insurance premiums, fuel costs, maintenance, and repairs.
Upcoming 2012 Ridgeline will get new Sport Package
The refreshed 2012 Honda Ridgeline, going on sale later this winter, will be available with a Sport Package which includes exclusive black 18" ally wheels, black honeycomb grille and black headlight and brake light housings. Stay tuned!
2012 Civic Si is new Pace Car at the IZOD IndyCar Series
The new Canadian built 2012 Honda Civic Si served as the official pace car for the IZOD Indy Car Series that started last weekend at the Honda Indy Toronto. The Si Coupe was modified by Honda Performance Development, Honda's racing company North America, founded in 1993.
Honda Gets Its Top Rating Ever from JD Power
Honda scores again with JD Power. Honda received its best ever ranking in initial quality from JD. Seven Honda models earned the highest ranking in their respective segments. The 2008 Fit and CRV were also ranked as the most dependable in the subcompact and compact SUV categories in a 3 year survey from JD Power.
Honda Canada Sponsors Paul Tracy at the Honda Indy in Toronto and Edmonton
Paul Tracy will race in this year's Honda Indy Toronto and Edmonton Indy, in support of Make-A-Wish® Canada. Tracy will drive the #8 Make-A-Wish Canada/Dragon Racing/Honda/Dallara/Firestone car. Dragon Racing is an IndyCar Race team, owned by Jay Penske and sponsored by Honda Canada
Blue Jays to Conduct Honda Super Camps
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS will conduct seven Honda Super Camps across seven cities from June through August, as they continue their commitment to amateur baseball across Canada.
In conjunction with title sponsor HONDA CANDA Inc., the Super Camps will commence in Vancouver and will continue through the summer with camps being held in Prince George, London, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, and concluding in Toronto.
?We are very proud to partner with the Blue Jays on this significant initiative. Together we continue to grow this game across Canada and programs such as this provide our players future with the fundamental skills they need, while enhancing their enjoyment of this great game? - Jim Baba, Director General, Baseball Canada.
Each Honda Super Camp presented by the Blue Jays Baseball Academy, will be three days in length and run from 8am-1pm each day. Each participant will receive top level instruction in all aspects of the game from Blue Jays alumni and Baseball Canada instructors. Registration will be available on bluejays.com/camps, with a cost of $150 per child and will
limited to 150 children aged 8-14. In addition, working with local baseball associations, the Toronto Blue Jays, through Jays Care Foundation, will donate registration fees for a limited number of players in each of the seven camps to help remove any financial barriers to participation.
The Calgary Camp will take place from Aug 8 to 10 at Absolute Sports. The instructors will include Blue Jay alumni Duane Ward, Mark Eichhorn, and Rance Mulliniks.
2011 Honda Odyssey Achieves Historic Milestone
The 2011 Odyssey becomes the only minivan to earn top U.S. safety ratings for both the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under their respective more stringent testing guidelines.
2011 Odyssey Earns Top Safety Marks
The 2011 Odyssey has earned the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration?s best-possible Overall Vehicle Score of five
stars. That makes the 2011 Odyssey one of the first two vehicles ever to earn
five stars in each position for all three crash tests: frontal, side and
rear.
Honda Earns Edmunds.com Best Retained Value Award for the Second Consecutive Year
Honda Earns Edmunds.com Best Retained Value Award for the Second Consecutive Year
Honda's focus on retail versus fleet sales epitomizes dedication to maintaining value for each customer
Honda has captured the 2012 Best Retained Value Award for the second consecutive year from Edmunds.com. Honda was named the top non-luxury brand in the Best Retained Value Awards for maintaining the highest projected residual value after five years of ownership as a percentage of value when new.
"Honda's focus on retail sales has always benefitted our most important client: Honda customers," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "This valuable award from Edmunds.com is recognition of Honda's unending mission of providing true value to customers - one that extends well beyond the showroom."
"Honda has long had a reputation for dependable used vehicles, and that is reflected in today's booming used car market," said Joe Spina, director of remarketing at Edmunds.com. "Honda's family of vehicles continues to expand the company's status as one of the best values available to car buyers today."
For more information about the Edmunds.com Best Retained Value Awards, visit http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/best-retained-value-cars.html.
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