In 2021, Honda made a promise to become the first automaker to mass produce cars with level 3 self-driving. The company is proud to tell us that it is fulfilling its promise by selling 100 of its Legend sedans that pack its Sensing Elite autonomous driving features, which allows the vehicle to take over the wheel to navigate congested highways, starting March 5 in Japan.
Getting ones of this ride won’t be easy: The limited-edition model will cost a cool 11 million yen ($103,000). The so called “level 3 Traffic Jam Pilot” option has the ability to control acceleration braking and steering in certain conditions.
However, as you’ll still need to be on hand to take over, the car can alert you to respond by vibrating the seatbelt. And if you still don’t act, the system can use a bunch of other warnings to prompt you and others in your vicinity, including alarm sounds, hazard lights and the horn, while also assisting with deceleration and stopping of the car.
Yet that hasn’t stopped the likes of Tesla from pushing its Full Self-Driving beta software to a small batch of early access testers. The system, which is regularly enhanced using over-the-air updates, includes features such as Auto Lane Change and Autopark.
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