- Honda Design Studios leverages virtual and mixed reality technology to accelerate the development of new Honda vehicles.
- Prologue fully electric SUV is the first Honda model designed primarily through virtual reality visualization technology.
A new video offers a first-ever look at the Honda VR design studios in Los Angeles, revealing how Honda is leveraging advanced virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality technology to accelerate the development of new Honda vehicles. Virtual reality has quickly become an essential tool for Honda designers in the development of future mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs), and Honda continues to expand the use of these tools in Los Angeles and Japan. . The 2024 Honda Prologue all-electric SUV was the first Honda model designed primarily through virtual reality visualization technology, which has been key to overcoming collaboration and efficiency challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our design teams used the latest VR technology to imagine Prologue in different environments and to accelerate cross-collaboration between Honda styling teams in the US and Japan,” said Mathieu Geslin, Honda VR Design Manager. “It’s an ongoing effort to further explore the technical capabilities of virtual and mixed reality at our development centers globally, and we’re really excited about what this will mean for Honda products of the future.”
More details on the all-new Honda Prologue will be released in the coming months and customers are encouraged to sign up for updates at https://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/prologue#stayinformed.
About Honda
Honda offers a full line of clean, safe, fun and connected vehicles sold through more than 1,000 independent Honda dealerships in the United States. Honda’s award-winning lineup includes the Civic and Accord, as well as the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup truck and the Odyssey minivan. Honda’s lineup of electrified vehicles includes the Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid and, in the future, the Civic Hybrid. The Honda Prologue SUV, Honda’s first battery-electric vehicle, will join the lineup in 2024.
Honda has been producing automobiles in America for over 40 years and currently operates 18 major manufacturing plants in North America. In 2022, more than 99% of all Honda vehicles sold in the United States were manufactured in North America, with more than two-thirds made in America, using domestically and globally sourced parts.
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