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Honda ADAS technology development

Overview

Honda is developing new technologies for its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to improve safety and regulatory compliance.

Initial developments focused on reducing driver distraction through a patented system that monitors a driver’s gaze. By using vehicle-mounted sensors and a driver-monitoring camera, the system can suppress redundant alerts if it determines the driver has already observed a specific hazard, thereby presenting only the most immediate risks.

Subsequent research has addressed hands-off detection to meet UN/ECE safety regulations. Honda R&D is exploring a cost-effective method to detect steering wheel contact by integrating indirect capacitive sensors into the steering wheel spoke control modules rather than using traditional capacitive films on the rim. While this approach aims to reduce production costs and wear, engineers are working to mitigate challenges such as electrical drift caused by temperature and humidity.

Entities

Honda · Honda Motor Co. · Honda R&D

Timeline

  1. 22 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Honda develops new sensor method for ADAS hand detection

    Honda R&D is developing a cost-effective, durable method to detect driver hand placement using indirect capacitive sensors integrated into steering wheel control modules.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Honda patents driver‑focus ADAS to limit in‑car alerts

    Honda patented an ADAS that filters alerts using driver‑gaze data, showing only the most critical hazards to cut driver distraction.

Sources

motorbox.com · tecnologia.libero.it