Honda is Researching Some New Ways to Reduce Traffic Congestion

BARRINGTON, Ill. - March 26, 2013 - PRLog -- Motor Werks Honda (http://www.motorwerkshonda.com/dealership/about.htm) looks forward an application that might help all Chicago area drivers have an easier commute. Honda is currently testing an app that they claim might help speed up traffic and improve fuel economy by 20%. This app looks at an alternative way to smooth the flow of traffic that doesn’t involve adding more lanes or improving traffic signals. This app will actually help you and anyone using it to drive better to prevent traffic jams and improve traffic flow.

Honda has tested this app, which currently uses a smartphone mounted on the windshield of the test car, in Jakarta, Indonesia, several times over the last year. The system could probably be integrated easily into existing Honda vehicles (http://www.motorwerkshonda.com/showroom/index.htm) and infotainment hardware. It works by monitoring traffic around the car and telling the driver that he or she is either driving in a way that is synchronized with the surrounding traffic or in a way that may cause congestion.

Honda tested two different kinds of systems. In the first, drivers were given the smartphone with the app installed, but it worked based only on information it gathered with the phone’s camera. In the second, the app connected to all the other phones via a central server. The latter would detect how traffic was moving based on information from all the vehicles and advise each driver accordingly.

These tests in Jakarta delayed the result of a traffic jam by as much as three to four minutes and resulted in improved fuel economy by as much as 20% to 22%.

Motor Werks Honda is looking forward to being able to offer Honda vehicles with this sophisticated new technology in the near future. Theis Honda dealership is located at 1475 S Barrington Rd in Barrington, IL, just 40 minutes north of downtown Chicago by way of I-90 W. Contact their dealership (http://www.motorwerkshonda.com/contact-form.htm) to find out more about the current and upcoming Honda lineup.