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Honda will equip the new “Legend” with the “Honda Sensing Elite”, which is the world’s first practical application of autonomous driving level 3, and will launch it on March 5, 2021. It will be a more advanced system than driving technology. conventional autonomous, but what are the features?
What is “Honda Sensing Elite” installed from “Legend”?
Since its introduction in 1985, Honda “Legend” has evolved over five generations as Honda’s flagship.
In fact, there is an axis that has not changed since the first generation, and it is the face of “a symbol of technology” that first introduces the latest technology.
Looking back on successive models, the first generation is “driver’s seat airbag system / FF traction control system (first in Japan)”, the second generation is “passenger seat airbag (first in Japan)” and the third generation is “omnidirectional collision safety”. The “body”, the fourth generation “SH-AWD (world first)” and the fifth generation “steering with reduction of pedestrian accidents (first in the world)” have been installed before the times with technologies that are now common.
The current model was launched in 2015 (2013 for North America) and has seen major improvements in 2018, but this time it will be the second major improvement.
However, the appearance has been changed with the addition of blue accessory lights at the front and rear (instead, the fog LED is not installed) and the design of the aluminum wheel. The interior uses a full LCD meter, the navigation screen is expanded from the conventional 8 inches to 9 inches, and the boot capacity is changed (from 414 liters to 389 liters), so the change in appearance is minimal.
However, the point of improvement this time is in the “invisible part”.
It is equipped with the next generation “Honda SENSING Elite” safe driving support technology. It has new features that are perfect for the Elite name (elite and excellent).
Of particular interest is the adoption of an “automatically operating device” called a “traffic jam pilot (jam driving function)”.
It is similar to Nissan “Skyline” “ProPilot 2.0” and Subaru “Levorg” “EyeSight X” in that it operates the throttle, brakes and steering in an integrated way, but it is actually similar and different.
The point is “who will perform the driving operation?”
Currently, autonomous driving is classified and defined in five levels.
At level 1/2, the controller is the main controller and the system is the stand only. ProPilot 2.0 and EyeSight X have a high degree of control, but are classified as Level 2.
On the other hand, at level 3, the system monitors traffic conditions and operates on behalf of the driver in areas that meet specific driving conditions, such as during highway congestion. In other words, it is automatic driving, not driving assistance.
The Traffic Jam Pilot installed in Subari and Legend is the world’s first system to implement “autonomous driving level 3”.
