Saturday, March 20, 2010

Honda's videogame-like driving simulator

Honda began selling in Japan its all-new driving simulation system, developed to promote road and driving safety. The simulator includes features designed to help drivers recognize and understand potential safety risks that drivers commonly face while driving.

The simulator comes with a 2-axis motion system to help approximate a real-life driving experience and LCD display systems to present a realistic "driving experience."

I do not doubt that this simulator from Honda will help driver trainees and even seasoned drivers enhance their driving safety skills. And it doesn't hurt either that the simulator looks like (and most probably, feels like) an automobile driving-inspired video game system.

Certainly, this is something nice to have.