HONDA SHOWCASES MULTIPLE MOBILITY INNOVATIONS AT JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK AND CEATEC 2026
20 October 2026
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Honda’s Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer technology charges EVs wirelessly while they are moving, with demonstration on public roads testing planned from the Japanese 2027 fiscal year onward
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At CEATEC, Honda presented a CI-powered driver-assist smartphone app that detects nearby road users, predicts potential risks and provides visual and audible alerts to drivers and riders
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Honda Avatar Robot combines a multi-fingered robotic hand with AI-supported remote control, enabling users to perform tasks remotely
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Honda DIVE uses VR technology to let people experience travelling together while physically apart
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. showcased a range of technologies at Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 and CEATEC 2026, held concurrently at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.The exhibits presented Honda technologies spanning electric mobility, road safety, virtual mobility experiences and robotics.
Charging on the move
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Taisei Corporation and Taisei Rotec Corporation have jointly developed underlying technology for a magnetic-coupling wireless power transfer road system that enables EVs to charge while in motion. The system combines Honda’s high-power-density receiver and transmitter units, Taisei’s high-response DC power supply system and Taisei Rotec’s technology for embedding equipment in road surfaces.
The three companies plan to begin demonstration testing on public roads from fiscal year 2027 onward, which starts on 1 April 2027, including testing on public roads. Honda will continue to verify the system’s power-transfer performance, installation methods, electromagnetic safety and road durability as it works towards practical application across mobility products ranging from passenger EVs to large commercial EVs.
Honda is developing DWPT as part of its work towards a next-generation mobility society. The technology is expected to reduce the frequency of charging at home or at charging stations by supplying power while vehicles are moving. Honda initially aims to put it into practical use in the logistics and transportation sectors, where reducing the need for charging stops could offer significant benefits.
AI and safety technologies at CEATEC 2026
Under the booth concept “Honda Innovation Lab – Missing Piece”, Honda presented technologies designed to enhance safety and freedom of mobility and augment human abilities. The exhibition also provided opportunities to explore and co-create the technological “missing pieces” needed to realise Honda’s vision for a future society.
As part of Honda’s work towards zero traffic collision fatalities involving its motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050, Honda exhibited a CI-powered driver-assist smartphone app. The app combines Honda’s original Cooperative Intelligence, known as Honda CI, with a smartphone and an aftermarket camera installed on a vehicle. It detects nearby road users while Honda CI predicts and assesses potential risks ahead, and visitors were able to experience a demonstration of the system's risk prediction and warning functions.
Depending on the direction and level of risk, the system alerts drivers and riders through visual and audible notifications, helping them avoid collisions before they occur. Honda is developing the technology with a view to applying it not only to new models but also to vehicles already in the market, as well as motorcycles, with the aim of contributing to greater safety across the entire mobility society.
Honda Avatar Robot
The Honda Avatar Robot is being developed as a “second self” that enables a user to perform tasks remotely when they cannot be physically present. It combines a multi-fingered robotic hand with dexterity and strength comparable to a human hand and an AI support system that assists the user.
With this technology, Honda is striving to eventually develop an avatar robot capable of performing sophisticated tasks without requiring the human user to physically be at the site. Potential application areas include healthcare, facility maintenance, disaster response, and space development.
Virtual reality ride-sharing technology
Honda DIVE is a virtual ride-sharing experience that uses VR technology to connect people inside and outside a vehicle, offering the enjoyment of travelling together even when physically apart. It enables family members and friends in different locations, as well as people who face mobility limitations for physical or other reasons, to share a virtual mobility experience.
Users can virtually experience being inside a vehicle’s cabin and looking out of the windows from a 360-degree view through VR headsets, while sharing conversations and music. People inside and outside the vehicle can enjoy an immersive experience that makes them feel as if they are all riding together.
Through Honda DIVE technology, Honda is exploring new joys of mobility, enabling experiences that transcend the constraints of time and space.
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