Honda will introduce a “reinforced ride” at CES

Augmented driving concept will be significant for the industry.

Honda will not have high-profile premieres at the January CES consumer electronics show. Perhaps the main innovation is considered to be "brain-like smartphone" technology, which allows motorcyclists to connect a mobile phone to a motorcycle via Bluetooth and control them using a handle or voice switches. Startup Drivemode, which Honda acquired in October, is in charge of development. For automobiles, the enhanced driving concept will become a significant phenomenon - the enhanced (or enhanced) driving concept, which is characterized by a "smooth transition from autonomous to semi-autonomous driving."

Honda says it has "reinvented the steering wheel". If you press the steering wheel twice, the car will start moving in a semi-autonomous mode. When you press the wheel - accelerate. Withdrawal is a delay. “Enjoy mobility in a new way”, offers an extended driving concept.

The autopilot concept is constantly in standby mode, and various sensors constantly read the user's intentions. If he decides to take over, he will receive eight semi-autonomous modes. It is difficult to say whether the convertible is made of metal or a model for the passenger compartment.

Honda Xcelerator Innovation Center will showcase new products from startups Monolith AI (machine learning), Noonee and Skelex (exoskeletons), UVeye (car diagnostics using artificial intelligence). Meanwhile, the Honda Personal Assistant will show what he learned from SoundHound, and this is an unprecedented speed and accuracy of speech recognition, the ability to understand the context.

Among other things, the Honda Energy Management Concept will describe 24-hour access to renewable energy sources, a 1-kilowatt Honda Mobile Power Pack portable battery and an ESMO (Electric Smart Mobility) electric tricycle.

Meanwhile, the company promises to demonstrate the progress of its Safe Swarm and Smart Intersection systems. Both use V2X technology to connect the car with the environment (other road users and road infrastructure), allowing cars to “see practically through walls” in “any weather conditions”, identify hidden dangers and warn drivers. More information is expected in Las Vegas, January 7-10.