Honda Legend EX equipped with Honda SENSING Elite safety system will now be leased in Japan from March 5, 2021, the company announced. This is the next step forward in the area of advanced safety technology by the company that has been involved in research and development of safety technologies since long.
Honda SENSING
Honda SENSING Elite is a variation of Honda SENSING, a suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies currently available on Honda vehicles around the world. One of the technologies featured is the “Traffic Jam Pilot” function, an advanced technology qualifying for Level 3 automated driving. The technology enables the automated driving system to drive the vehicle, instead of the driver, under certain conditions such as when the vehicle is in congested traffic on an expressway.
GNSS+ Driver Monitoring
The system determines the position of the vehicle and road conditions using data from 3-dimensional high-definition maps and the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), while detecting the vehicle’s surroundings using several external sensors that provide 360-degree input.
At the same time, the system tracks the condition of the driver using a monitoring camera mounted inside the vehicle. Based on this wide range of information, the main electronic control unit (ECU) recognizes current conditions, anticipates future conditions and applies a high-level of control to acceleration, braking and steering inputs to assist the driver and achieve high-quality and smooth driving.
Simulated during system development, and real-world demonstration tests were conducted before launch
Placing the highest priority on safety and reliability, approximately 10 million patterns of possible real-world situations were simulated during system development, and real-world demonstration tests were conducted on expressways for a total of approximately 1.3 million kilometers (800,000 miles). Moreover, the system incorporates a redundant system design to ensure safety and reliability in the event of a problem with any of the devices.
Automated driving sensors are subtly integrated into the body panels
With exterior styling befitting a flagship sedan, the automated driving sensors are subtly integrated into the body panels, producing a clean design while discreetly highlighting the vehicle’s automated driving capability.
Interior equipment exclusive to this model includes Honda SENSING Elite indicator lights, which feature carefully selected and visible positions, sizes, colors, brightness and other details, as well as a 12.3-inch full-LCD graphic meter. This equipment was adopted to provide an intuitive understanding of system operation status, current driving situation and any requests to transfer control back to the driver.
Other key features of Honda SENSING Elite
- ‘Hands-off’ Functionality
- Adaptive in Lane Driving:
- Active Lane Change Assist with Hands-off Function (Driver assessment)
- Active Lane Change with Hands-off Function (System assessment)
- Traffic Jam Pilot
- Emergency Stop Assist:
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
Details: Honda
