There's a new tech Research and Development group at Honda's Innovation Lab Tokyo, called R&D Center X, and this new unit is set to focus on tons of cutting-edge stuff we know you're all going to love. With sights set on advancing technologies like robotics, mobility services and systems, artificial intelligence, and energy tech like batteries, the future is looking bright.
There are a lot of vehicles out there set to keep you and your loved ones happy, and four of them come right from our favorite Japanese automaker! If you're on the lookout for something that will offer you and your family everything you need to enjoy every errand and road trip, look no further than the 2017 Honda CR-V, the 2017 HR-V, the 2017 Pilot, and the 2017 Odyssey.
Click to find out how these vehicles were honored!
It's no secret that our favorite Japanese automaker knows how to make some truly amazing vehicles, and that fact was further supported recently! The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has named the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid as the "Greenest Vehicle of 2017" for being one of the most environmentally responsible vehicles available to consumers in 2017; even better, it scored in the top 1.3% of all the vehicles they considered!
Click to read about another award given to the CR-V!
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.
