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Honda Silicon Valley Lab to Become New Company, “Honda Innovations”

Honda Silicon Valley Lab to Become New Company, “Honda Innovations”

Today Honda announced that the Honda Silicon Valley Lab, its global open innovation hub contained within Honda R&D Americas, will soon become its own brand new company, to be known as “Honda Innovations.” As Honda R&D Innovations, Inc., the company will expand its areas of focus beyond vehicles and seek out transformative collaborations within all […]

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Silicon Valley Lab Leader Nick Sugimoto Is Who Makes a Honda [VIDEO]

Silicon Valley Lab Leader Nick Sugimoto Is Who Makes a Honda [VIDEO]

Honda has been running its “What Makes a Honda is Who Makes a Honda” video series on YouTube since 2014, focusing on one employee at a time. The idea is to put some faces to the diverse group of over 30,000 names that make up the Honda company in North America, from a Customer Service […]

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Honda ASIMO Robot Meets With San Jose STEM Students

Honda ASIMO Robot Meets With San Jose STEM Students

The Honda ASIMO humanoid robot was greeted as a rock star by a group of middle school students who had come to the Honda Silicon Valley Lab in California for a special demonstration. Though ASIMO is eventually meant to serve as a sort of butler for humans, at the moment he is best at wowing […]

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Honda Partners With Israeli Tech Company DRIVE

Honda Partners With Israeli Tech Company DRIVE

Today Honda Silicon Valley Lab (HSVL) of Honda R&D Americas announced a partnership with DRIVE, a smart mobility innovation center that just opened in Tel Aviv, Israel. The goal is for the Japanese automaker to expand its in-market support of Israeli startups and entrepreneurs. DRIVE represents a first-of-its-kind hub that will foster enhanced collaboration between Honda […]

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Honda and Continental Win 2016 Automotive News PACE Innovation Award

Honda and Continental Win 2016 Automotive News PACE Innovation Award

Honda R&D Americas and international automotive supplier Continental were honored with a 2016 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Innovation Partnership Award for their collaborative development of the Bidirectional Long Range Communications (BLRC) System. Continental and Honda received the Innovation Partnership Award at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center […]

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Honda Announces Partnership with MassChallenge Boston

Honda Announces Partnership with MassChallenge Boston

In an effort to reach out to New England’s top tech innovators, Honda has announced a new partnership with MassChallenge, a non-profit startup accelerator based in Boston, Massachusetts. Today at a joint-event, Honda and MassChallenge will attempt to foster relationships between Boston’s tech talent and the automaker’s own open innovation initiatives in Silicon Valley, Honda […]

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Honda Installing 120 EV Chargers at Torrance, California HQ

Honda Installing 120 EV Chargers at Torrance, California HQ

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today that the company will be installing 120 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers on its Torrance, California, headquarter campus, including a publicly accessible 50kW DC fast charger for I-405 and I-110 freeway drivers. The chargers are meant to encourage Honda employees to use more alternative fuel vehicles, and are […]

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2016 Honda Accord Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+

2016 Honda Accord Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+

The 2016 Honda Accord has received a 2015 Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for both Sedan and Coupe models equipped with optional front crash prevention from the Honda Sensing suite of safety features. Honda Sensing is available on LX, LX-S, Sport, EX and EX-L trims of the Accord, and comes […]

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30 Millionth Honda Made in North America Rolls Off Assembly Line

30 Millionth Honda Made in North America Rolls Off Assembly Line

Today, Honda is celebrating a new landmark: the production of its 30 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America. The achievement is the result of the combined efforts of the company’s eight auto plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which in 2014 produced 97% of all the Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the […]

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2016 Honda Accord Priced at $22,105

2016 Honda Accord Priced at $22,105

After premiering last month in Silicon Valley, the new 2016 Honda Accord has received official pricing in advance of its sales debut. The base Accord Sedan LX with 6-Speed manual transmission carries a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $22,105; representing the same price as the 2015 model. The Accord Coupe LX-S manual, at $23,775, is […]

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New Honda R&D Facility Opens in Silicon Valley

New Honda R&D Facility Opens in Silicon Valley

Today Honda officially opened its new Silicon Valley R&D facility, marking the occasion with the debut of the new 2016 Accord, which is the Japanese automaker’s first vehicle to feature Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The 35,000 square feet facility is located in Mountain View, California. Honda’s Silicon Valley operation has actually been in effect since […]

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Honda Developer Studio to Breed Apps in Silicon Valley

Honda Developer Studio to Breed Apps in Silicon Valley

The Honda Silicon Valley Lab (HSVL) in California has given birth to the new Honda Developer Studio, an open innovation workspace and online portal that the Japanese automaker hopes will “elevate the connected car experience.” This is following the release of Google’s Android Auto software developer kit, which Android developers can use to adapt their apps […]

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Honda Announces Android Auto for 2016 Model Lineup

Honda Announces Android Auto for 2016 Model Lineup

Honda has announced that select vehicles built in 2015 will debut Android Auto™, which will integrate Android smartphone features into the vehicle’s in-dash display and allow access to various optimized apps and features for a more intuitive driving experience. “Honda’s goal is to integrate the power and functionality of today’s smartphones directly into our vehicles […]

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Was Elon Musk Right? Facebook Shuts Down Artificial Intelligence After It Creates Its Own Language

Was Elon Musk Right? Facebook Shuts Down Artificial Intelligence After It Creates Its Own Language

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been head-to-head in the news lately with opposing views about Artificial Intelligence (AI). While Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, is enthusiastic about the new technology, Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., has issued many warnings against the use of the technology. Mark Zuckerberg believes Artificial Intelligence is the key to life-saving […]