Waymo may not be a name many of us know just yet but, if what we're hearing is true, then they may be synonymous with automotive advancement! Among other projects, they also had plans of making their own vehicle but are now in talks with Honda and other automakers about partnership.
The annual Happy Honda Days event was extended a bit this year so the automaker could help bring some joy and fun to hospitalized children in Southern California! Teaming up with the folks at Oculus, the company behind the Oculus Rift VR headset, they created a virtual reality experience called Candy Cane Lane for the kids at the Children's Hospital of Orange County.
Our favorite American automaker has put out a lot of patents for some pretty incredible technology concepts, such as pedestrian detection and vehicle-to-vehicle communication as well as an 11-speed transmission with three clutches. Well, they're back at it again with a patent for a new kind of window shade.
It's a great time to be a Honda fan and we here at East Coast Honda are absolutely thrilled with the news we've recently heard about the month of November. Specifically, we found out that American Honda and the Honda Division set new November sales records!
There's always something new to look forward to every day and, when it comes to the automotive industry, our favorite Japanese automaker is constantly amazing us with everything they're coming up with and announcing. Recently, we learned about something new that Honda showed off in Japan and it could change the way people in cities drive!
Our favorite Japanese automaker currently have a vehicle in their home country called the Honda S660 Roadster, a very small sports car, that houses a three-cylinder engine with a small amount of horsepower. However, Honda engineers looked at that engine and decided they could do so much more with it.
Last time we talked here on the blog, we talked about how the 2017 Civic Hatchback has arrived here in the United States. However, today, we'd like to discuss something that might be even more thrilling than that: the reveal of the 2018 Honda Civic Type R Prototype out at the 2016 Paris Motor Show! As glorious as you can imagine, we're having a hard time taking our eyes off it. Click to read more.
Staying safe on the road is mostly about your own skill behind the wheel but, when your vehicle is equipped with the right technologies, it can help keep you well out of harm's way no matter what may come. Honda has recently filed for two patents on some pretty advanced technologies and we can't wait to tell you about them.
When you take the wheel of a vehicle, it's efficiency is reliant on many different factors. There's the engine of course, the type of fuel, the vehicle's weight, and much more. However, the transmission also has an effect on efficiency and our favorite Japanese automaker is working on something set to be a real game-changer.
If you're in the market for a hybrid vehicle, there are more to choose from these days than ever before! However, hybrid engines are made with rare-earth materials and, since the demand for these materials is only going up and China produces 90% of the world's supply, our favorite Japanese automaker decided it was time to break their reliance.
