Honda Acquires Smartphone App Developer Drivemode
Honda’s research and development division has announced the acquisition of Drivemode Inc, a startup company that develops and operates smartphone-based connected service, with special emphasis on cloud-based tech and user interfaces. Drivemode officially became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honda R&D on September 26, 2019, after the latter — itself a subsidiary of the Honda Motor […]
Public Transportation Connected With Reduced Obesity Rates
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Tech recently released a new study indicating a connection between public transportation and a lower obesity rate. Researchers compared and evaluated county data from 227 counties in 45 states from 2001-2009. They found that when mass transit ridership increased just one percentage point, the obesity rate dropped […]
Honda’s ‘Smart Intersection’ Tech Can See Around Buildings
A lot of new safety technologies depend on the car’s ability see things you can’t. After all, you have just two eyes, which you can only point in one direction (presumably, anyway) and whose vision may be obstructed by the car itself, whereas the car can have a number of cameras and sensors. But what […]
Honda Proving Center Reopens in Mojave Desert [VIDEO]
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If you listened to but did not view the video below, with its loud and melodramatic “BWAAAAAH” sounds, you would be forgiven for thinking you were hearing the trailer for the next Godzilla movie, or the next super-intense Superman movie, or the next mind-bending treatise on dead wives that Christopher Nolan has dreamed up. But […]
Honda Invests $124 Million Into Advanced Wind Tunnel Facility in Ohio
Today Honda announced that it will be investing $124 million into its Transportation Research Center (TRC) in East Liberty, Ohio, to establish a multifunctional aeroacoustic wind tunnel facility that will allow for more advanced vehicle innovation and improve the world-class testing facilities. “This new facility will further enhance our ability to efficiently create products of […]
Toyota Heads New Global ‘Hydrogen Council’ – Includes BMW, Honda, Hyundai
Thirteen global industry leaders have joined together to form a new “Hydrogen Council” that will invest more than €1.4 billion ($1.5b) per year in hydrogen energy solutions and technologies. The council is comprised of Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde Group, Total, and […]
Honda Demonstrates Autonomous Tech at GoMentum Station [VIDEO]
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Honda recently gave a demonstration of its autonomous vehicle technology at the GoMentum Station, the largest secure Connected Vehicle (CV) and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) proving grounds in the United States. Located in Concord in Contra Costa County, California, the 5,000-acre GoMentum Station features 20 miles of paved roadway running through the decommissioned zone of the […]
Honda Investing $25 Million in Cantil Proving Center
Honda announced today that it will invest $25 million in renovating the Honda Proving Center of California (HPCC), located in the Mojave Desert near Cantil, California. The facility, which was in operation for twenty years from 1990 through 2010, is now scheduled to reopen in April 2016. Honda’s 4,255-acre warm weather testing facility includes a […]
2016 Honda Fit Goes on Sale Tomorrow, July 1st
After a strong showing last year, the third-generation Honda Fit is back with a new model that’s hitting dealerships nationwide tomorrow, July 1, 2015. The 2016 Honda Fit will carry a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $15,790, not including an $820 destination charge. The midrange 2016 Honda Fit EX with a continuously variable transmission […]
Toyota Agrees to Develop Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Truck
Toyota and Hino Trucks are partnering to bring a zero emissions, Class 8 fuel cell electric truck to North America.
New DOT Guidelines Benefit GM’s Cruise AV Initiative
Earlier this year, GM announced its goal to start producing the self-driving Cruise AV. Now, the updated guidelines from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will bring the company one step closer to this objective. Last week, the DOT released an 80-page update titled “Automated Vehicles 3.0.” One of the new provisions allows vehicles designed […]
Chevy’s Surround Vision Safety Tech Available on 2018 Equinox
In recognition of today being the official start of summer, Chevrolet is calling attention to the safety features found on its vehicles, which could help prevent the potential accidents that occur when kids are out of school and in the driveway. There are an average of 210 deaths and 15,000 injuries caused by backover crashes […]
Acura Announces “NSX Insider Experience” Factory Tour for Customers
Boy, you really get what you pay for when you buy a $160,000 Acura NSX, huh? Not only does each purchase of the acclaimed and long-awaited hybrid supercar come with a personalized making-of film and a unique scale model, but today Acura announced that owners can also be treated to the “NSX Insider Experience,” a […]
People Are More Likely to Pay Uber’s Surge Pricing If Their Phone Is Dying
Every smartphone user—heck, every cell phone owner—understands the sense of panic that overcomes you when your phone is clinging to its battery life. The moment when you notice your little battery display turn red, the feeling that your life is over hits. Now, it looks like Uber has found that its users are more likely […]
Choosing Between an Accord or Camry When You’re Broke and Very Tall
Waking up at 4 am, then walking six miles to work isn’t fun. That’s what I did for about two weeks after the 2002 Cadillac Seville I was driving finally broke down. Even worse, I snagged a job at one of the top companies in my area a few months ago and I didn’t want […]
University of Michigan Opens Miniature City For Driverless Vehicle Testing
The University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center estimates that driverless vehicles could save tens of thousands of lives, as well as prevent more than a million injuries suffered each year in car collisions, and that’s just in the US. Hot Technology: Chevrolet Leads Industry with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Integration The Mobility Transformation Center […]
Are Millennials Shunning Cars Because They Don’t Value Being Alone?
Former Transportation Secretary Suggests Young People Love Selfies More than Cars, Life Itself
Last week, researchers at the Public Interest Research Group published a report entitled “Millennials in Motion,” which found that young Americans are increasingly driving less and walking, biking, and taking transit more. There were several reasons suggested for the decline, including Millennials’ preference for urban settings where having a vehicle is optional; continued socioeconomic impacts […]