Honda introduces world's first predictive cruise control system

The Japanese are known for producing some downright weird stuff but they also have a reputation for being extremely innovative. Highlighting the latter attribute, Honda has just introduced the world’s first predictive cruise control system.

Called the Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC) by Honda, this new system is capable of foreseeing and automatically reacting to other vehicles cutting-in to the equipped vehicle’s lane. Honda says it has carried out extensive real-world research of typical European driving styles.

The system uses a camera and radar to sense the position of other vehicles on the road. It then applies an algorithm to predict the likelihood of vehicles in neighbouring lanes cutting-in by evaluating relations between multiple vehicles, enabling the equipped vehicle to react accordingly.

Honda has announced that this new predictive cruise control system will make its debut this year, on the new European-spec CR-V. One can expect this new feature to eventually trickle down to a few other models from Honda’s global range.