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Honda says its cars won’t crash after 2040
driving.ca ^
| April 27, 2015
| Nick Tragianis
Posted on 04/27/2015 2:54:52 PM PDT by rickmichaels
Taking a page out of Volvos playbook, Honda has set a handful of lofty goals for the next 35 years including eliminating the possibility of its cars crashing.
Speaking to Car and Driver last week at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, Honda Americas R&D president Frank Paluch dished detains on a new set of core goals the Japanese automaker hopes to achieve by 2040, but they wont be happening all at once.
The first step in Hondas goal will come in 2020, where Paluch says Honda vehicles will be connected one another and to infrastructure, lending to a 50 per cent reduction in collisions involving Honda vehicles.
A decade later in 2030, Honda predicts all road users cyclists, drivers, pedestrians, motorcycles and, of course, cars will be virtually connected. This means Honda will be set up to completely eliminate the prospects of collisions in its vehicles by 2040, lending to a number of ideas for more efficient travel on the road high-speed express lanes reserved for connected cars are just the tip of the iceberg.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: automakers; honda; japan; robot; robots
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To: rickmichaels
So until 2040 you’re on your own!
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posted on
04/27/2015 2:56:41 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
To: rickmichaels
I think that Airbus made the same promise some years back when they started designing their aircraft to fly themselves,thus making the pilot a mere spectator.
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posted on
04/27/2015 2:59:26 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(Obama;A Low Grade Intellect With Even Lower Morals)
To: MeganC
This may or may not be true, but it also means the average person will not have control over their vehicles. This also likely means you will only be riding your car over designated roadways.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:00:16 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: rickmichaels
Guess what car brand I won’t be buying.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:00:37 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: rickmichaels
Eventually, cars wont have steering wheels or gas/brake pedals.
You'll just enter/select/say where you want to go, and the vehicle will take you there,...
...provided the authorities approve.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:00:43 PM PDT
by
Dagnabitt
(Islamic Immigration is Treason)
To: Jonty30
AGENDA 21. Your car is a govt-directed pod.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:01:22 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Dagnabitt
GPS never makes mistakes?
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:01:24 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Clearly Cruz 2016)
To: MeganC
...in 2030, Honda predicts all road users cyclists, drivers, pedestrians, motorcycles and, of course, cars will be virtually connected. This means Honda will be set up to completely eliminate the prospects of collisions in its vehicles by 2040, lending to a number of ideas for more efficient travel on the road "So until 2040 you're on your own!"
After which you'll never be alone again, whether you like it or not.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:02:29 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: rickmichaels
Just show me the box I need to rip out.......
To: rickmichaels
I'm trying to figure out how they can make sure that all the pedestrians stay in their proper lanes and crossings and never jaywalk or cross against the light. Well, I guess they could make everyone Japanese.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:02:57 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
To: Jonty30
This also likely means you will only be riding your car over designated roadways.
Agenda 21 comes to mind.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:03:56 PM PDT
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Gay State Conservative
making the pilot a mere spectator. Rev. 1.0 didn't work out too well.
To: Alex Murphy; Jonty30
I guess that what scares me is if cars are all computer controlled then the government will absolutely insist on having the “keys” so they can tell your car what to do when it suits them. Even if that means telling your car to have a convenient accident!
None of this sounds like a good idea.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:05:27 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
To: rickmichaels
What about hitting the sides of garages?
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:06:33 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way...")
To: headstamp 2
To: rickmichaels; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ...
Even a Honda will run out of gas by 2040.
/rimshot!
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:08:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: rickmichaels
What about “the other guy” who isn’t driving a Honda?
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:09:02 PM PDT
by
Forty-Niner
(The barely bare berry bear formerly known as Arctos Horribilis.)
To: Forty-Niner
>>What about the other guy who isnt driving a Honda?
“Industry lobbyists” and “safety experts” will insure that the benevolent dictators in Washington will get those counter-revolutionary unconnected cars off the road by then.
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posted on
04/27/2015 3:11:57 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: SunkenCiv
It’s conceivable. When was the last time you heard of a Yugo crashing?
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