A Honda logo is pictured as cars are displayed outside a Honda showroom of companys headquarters in Tokyo on November 6, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
TOKYO, Japan – Honda launched the world’s most advanced self-driving car licensed for the road on Friday, releasing an initial batch of 100 models in Japan.
The Legend is capable of adaptive driving in lanes, as well as passing and switching lanes under certain circumstances.
The car also features an emergency stop function in case a driver is unresponsive to handover warnings, and Honda touts extensive safety testing.
“Approximately 10 million patterns of possible real-world situations were simulated during system development, and real-world demonstration tests were conducted on expressways for a total of approximately 1.3 million kilometres (800,000 miles),” it said in a statement.
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Experts said the limited rollout would help determine whether there is sufficient demand for more autonomous vehicles.
Vehicle autonomy is classified along a 0-5 scale, with 5 indicating essentially total autonomy. The Legend is Level 3.
