Honda Has A Cool Plan To Save Lives

Honda showed off three possible scenarios where the technology would come in handy. In scenario one, a pedestrian is about to cross the street, outside the view of on oncoming vehicle. Smart cameras located in the intersection would detect the pedestrian and the vehicle, then send an alert to the driver.

Scenario two involves an emergency vehicles that the driver can't see or hear due to the high audio volume on the radio. In this case, the car would automatically detect the emergency vehicle and produce a warning chime.

Finally, scenario three involves a vehicle running through a red light. This could cause a massive accident in normal circumstances, but using the V2X technology, the lights would detect the vehicle running a red light and alert oncoming vehicles.

Honda hasn't hinted when this technology might be ready on a production car, but it seems like it's still conceptual in nature. Don't go expecting the upcoming2022 Honda Civicto ship with this feature.Audi has similar V2X technologyavailable, which can talk to traffic lights to let drivers know when they are about to go green. If any automaker can come through on making this technology real, Honda is a strong candidate. The Japanese automaker was the first to sell a production vehicle withLevel 3 semi-autonomous technology, so we'll be eager to hear more news about this in the future.