Honda Legend

2021: Honda Legend Announcement - Cars with Level 3 Autopilot

In early March 2021, Honda was the first to sell cars with a level 3 autopilot. The Legend sedan received an improved version of the Honda Sensing Driver Assistance System (ADAS) called the Honda Sensing Elite, which will be the first commercially available level 3 SAE system.

Level 3 autopilot is fundamentally different from level 2 in that it indicates a transition from partial automation to conditional. Such a car can read its surroundings and make decisions based on what it sees. As a result, the car can act independently depending on the situation without the participation of the driver.

Honda was the first to sell cars with a level 3 autopilot

This freedom is provided by the Honda Sensing Elite Traffic Jam Pilot, which gives the car control over the brakes, steering and throttle. This allows the car to maintain a specified distance, speed, and position on the lane. All control takes place without the participation of the driver, who, according to the manufacturer, can at this time "watch TV or choose the destination using the navigation system."

The developed technology allows the driver to distract from the road in conditions of tight traffic on the expressway, but if an unforeseen situation arises or the section with a tight flow ends, the electronics will sound, urging the driver to take control.

If the system commands the driver to take control with sound, tactile and visual warnings, but the driver does not take the wheel, the emergency stop function is activated. This allows the car to safely park on the side of the road. If there is no shoulder, the car will slowly stop, the hearth visual and sound signals to other drivers.^[1]

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