While the rest of the automotive world is racing toward autonomous vehicles, Honda is taking a different direction. Honda, who has always believed in “dynamic performance,” as seen most obviously in the new Honda Civic, wants humans to maintain a level of control over driving. “We surely believe in autonomous driving. It will come, definitely. But we believe, and we hope, that there will always remain a certain partition of driving by yourself,” said Civic head engineer, Mitsuru Kariya. Honda wants the joy of driving to be preserved, as in, when you want to drive, you should be able to.
As far as the future of environmentally friendly vehicles, unlike many automakers, Honda believes that hydrogen fuel cells are the future as opposed to electric. However, Kariya admits that electric vehicles will lead the way in the short term. “As a long term future, we still believe, as we have been communicating all the time, our long-term propulsion system is still the fuel cell. From an efficiency point of view, from pollution point of view, from a performance point of view, from habit of handling point of view, from a practicality point of view…you can just recharge in minutes. However, until that comes to be normal, and it’s still a long way, electrification is a very important aspect.”
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Hines, Michael. “INTERVIEW: Honda’s Stance On Self-Driving Is One Gearheads Will Love.” CarBuzz. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2016. <http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2016/10/6/INTERVIEW-Honda-s-Stance-On-Self-Driving-Is-One-Gearheads-Will-Love-7735839/>.
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