When the extent 3 “Traffic Jam Pilot” is activated, a driver can watch films or use the navigation on the display screen, serving to to mitigate fatigue and stress when driving in a site visitors jam, Honda mentioned in a press release.
The Japanese automaker’s plan to promote 100 of the automobiles with the superior expertise would signify a big step in the direction of its purpose of being the primary firm to mass produce a automobile with degree 3 expertise.
The Legend’s “Site visitors Jam Pilot” system can management acceleration, braking and steering beneath sure situations.
It might additionally alert the driving force to reply when handing over the management, comparable to vibration on the driving force’s seatbelt, Honda mentioned. And if the driving force continues to be unresponsive, the system will help with an emergency cease by decelerating and stopping the automobile whereas alerting surrounding automobiles with hazard lights and the horn, it added.
The announcement comes after the Japanese authorities awarded a security certification to Honda’s “Site visitors Jam Pilot” in November.
Global automakers and tech corporations, together with Google father or mother Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and Tesla Inc, have been investing closely in autonomous driving.
But even because the expertise advances, laws on autonomous driving differ from nation to nation. Audi unveiled an A8 sedan with degree 3 expertise in 2017 however regulatory hurdles have prevented it from being broadly launched.
The restricted version Legend might be bought from Friday in Japan at a retail worth of 11 million yen ($103,000), Honda mentioned.
The automaker has no plans to extend manufacturing or gross sales of a degree 3-equipped Legend for now, its working officer advised reporters on Thursday.
