The new company intends to combine Honda’s mobility development capabilities with Sony’s technologies, beginning sales of EVs and mobility services in 2025.
The auto manufacturer revealed designs for the 2024 Honda Prologue Electric SUV. The company also shares its plan to accelerate EV sales toward 2030.
The Japanese automaker will pursue a global effort to tailor EVs and powered products to the market characteristics of each region it serves.
The partnership leverages the wide and deep scalability of the two automotive giants so they can target new EV models to large vehicle segments, including compact crossover utility vehicles.
In testing at a large-scale solar construction site, Honda's fully electric off-road vehicle can be operated fully autonomously or via remote control.
Future Honda models will launch with Google built-in starting in the second half of 2022.
Electrified Honda vehicle sales are anticipated to reach 500,000 units by 2030 as the company advances its vision of 100% zero emissions sales by 2040.
This approval enables the automated driving system to drive the vehicle instead of the driver under certain conditions, such as when the vehicle is in congested traffic on expressway.
General Motors and Honda have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding toward establishing a North American automotive alliance, in which both automakers would collaborate on a variety of segments with the intention of sharing common vehicle platforms.
Through its services, HMS will strive to address issues facing disadvantaged/vulnerable members of the mobility society, solve other social issues such as traffic congestion, emissions and traffic accidents, and make mobility more convenient for all people.
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