jiinjoo
02-02-2006, 05:29 PM
Honda Builds Accord with 'Autopilot' Tech
By Robin Arnfield
January 27, 2006 11:49AM
The driver presets the cruise control at whatever speed he or she thinks appropriate -- at 70 miles per hour, for example. "If a car pulls into the space in front of the ADAS car, the cruise control will slow the car down," said Graham Avent, a spokesperson for Honda UK. The car also can steer itself around bends in the road.
Full Article
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=41254
I'm paritcularly excited by this promise: Honda UK said that the Honda Accord ADAS will cost 25,880 pounds (US$46,500) and will go on sale in March. All Hondas are due to have ADAS by 2016. Firstly, it's already within reach of the mass market. $40K car is a high end car but not that high (matches your typical BMW cars today) and secondly, by the time it hit Asian market, the price would have went down down down...
I want my autopilot car :)
By Robin Arnfield
January 27, 2006 11:49AM
The driver presets the cruise control at whatever speed he or she thinks appropriate -- at 70 miles per hour, for example. "If a car pulls into the space in front of the ADAS car, the cruise control will slow the car down," said Graham Avent, a spokesperson for Honda UK. The car also can steer itself around bends in the road.
Full Article
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=41254
I'm paritcularly excited by this promise: Honda UK said that the Honda Accord ADAS will cost 25,880 pounds (US$46,500) and will go on sale in March. All Hondas are due to have ADAS by 2016. Firstly, it's already within reach of the mass market. $40K car is a high end car but not that high (matches your typical BMW cars today) and secondly, by the time it hit Asian market, the price would have went down down down...
I want my autopilot car :)