Tokyo 2017: Honda Showcases Concept EVs, Motorcycles

Honda has an array of vehicles on display at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show but what's primarily featured on the main stage are three concept electric cars, with two being clearly inspired by classic Honda vehicles, and two concept motorcycles, with one that's been designed from the ground up to prevent its rider from falling.   The Honda Sports EV Concept is a concept model which combines EV performance and AI (artificial intelligence) inside a compact body that aims to give the driver the sensation of being one with the car.   The Honda Urban EV Concept is built on a newly-developed and dedicated EV platform. The Honda Urban EV Concept is a concept model that indicates the technology and design directions for Honda’s future mass-production EV models. A new production model based on the Honda Urban EV Concept will go on sale first in Europe before it is sold in its home market of Japan in 2020.   The Honda NeuV is an EV concept model that combines Artificial Intelligence and automated driving into a mobility product. According to Honda, the NeuV "makes judgments about the driver's state of stress based on facial expressions and/or tone of voice and provides assistance to the driver to support safe driving, and by learning the driver's lifestyle and preferences, provides suggestions to the particular driver, realizing communication between driver and mobility." [gallery size="vw_two_third_thumbnail_no_crop" ids="24831,24836">   The Honda Riding Assist-e is an experimental motorcycle model that utilizes proprietary balance control technologies Honda amassed through its research in the field of robotics. Honda’s aim for this model is to offer motorcycle riders greater peace of mind by mitigating the risk of a fall. [gallery size="vw_two_third_thumbnail_no_crop" ids="24838,24839,24837">   The Honda Neo Sports Café Concept is a concept model for a naked sport model that combines the fun and beauty of a sport bike with a new-generation motorcycle package. [gallery size="vw_two_third_thumbnail_no_crop" ids="24842,24840,24841">