Shanghai, June 2017 /JCN Newswire/ – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled various technologies at the CES Asia 2017, the consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow that started today in Shanghai, China, where Honda is exhibiting under the theme of the "Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem."

Striving to provide new value to enhance the quality of people's lives, Honda will accelerate open innovation that utilizes AI, big data and robotics technologies.

A concept automated EV commuter vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology called an "emotion engine." NeuV makes judgments about the driver's state of stress based on facial expressions and/or tone of voice and provides assistance to the driver to support safe driving. Moreover, NeuV will learn the lifestyle and driver preferences and suggest different options depending on the situation. Furthermore, when it is not in use by the owner, and with the owner's permission, NeuV will self-drive and offer ride sharing to other people. With NeuV, Honda explores the potential of mobility products which will be extended with automated driving technologies and AI.

Honda Riding Assist is an experimental motorcycle model Honda developed by applying proprietary balance control technologies Honda amassed through its research into humanoid robots represented by Honda's ASIMO bipedal humanoid robot. Honda exhibited the world premiere of this concept model at CES 2017. With or without a rider, Honda Riding Assist self-balances and stands on its own. Even when the rider loses balance to a certain degree, the motorcycle maintains its balance on its own and mitigates wobbling during low-speed riding and stopping and the risk of a fall while handing the motorcycle. At the same time, during normal riding, Honda Riding Assist realizes maneuverability equivalent to that of existing motorcycle models. Honda Riding Assist is Honda's proposal to make touring and everyday use of motorcycles more fun.

UNI-CUB beta is a personal mobility product developed with the theme of "harmony with people" and is usable in spaces where people come and go. With Honda's proprietary balance control technologies, UNI-CUB beta enables freedom of moving forward, backward, laterally and diagonally simply by shifting body weight. UNI-CUB beta is equipped with ROS (Robot Operating System) compatible API which made it possible to operate the device remotely, so that it can be used in many ways including unmanned delivery service or to usher guests on pre-programmed routes. Honda will strive to expand the new potential of this personal mobility device, which can be utilised as a "ridable IoT" in various creative ways.

Inspired by the natural world, the "Safe Swarm" concept represents Honda's proposal to realize smooth traffic flow - replicating the behavior of a school of fish - using connected car technologies. With this Safe Swarm concept, Honda is striving to realise a mobility society where the entire traffic flow, not just individual vehicles, will be safe and smooth. The concept uses vehicle-to-vehicle communications to share information about road conditions and any obstacles en route and prevents traffic congestion by assisting the driver to merge and lane change at the appropriate speed and timing by analysing vehicle speeds during merging and lane changing.

Honda HMI Concept is Honda's proposal of a new driving environment that makes comfortable and safe driving possible. It includes an image recognition system that enables automated driving as well as a new interface that combines the strengths of a touch screen and remote controller.

Featuring Honda's original sinewave inverter, the Lib-AID E500 portable battery inverter power source supplies high-quality electricity equivalent to that of household power grid. Taking advantage of the convenience of a portable device, LiB-AID E500 offers new value which helps people in their everyday life by supplying electricity with no emissions for various occasions including outdoor use.