What is Honda Sensing? | Clawson Honda in Fresno, CA

Honda Sensing offers a suite of technologies that helps you observe your surroundings for details that might otherwise go unnoticed. For example, driving in severe traffic can be stressful, so being able to use a system that helps you stay more aware is convenient and helpful when you need to drive with more awareness of your surroundings. But that’s not all! After analyzing car accidents, Honda’s engineers developed a vehicle safety system designed to prevent accidents. This innovative technology helps keep vehicles in their lanes, equips drivers to more easily see pedestrians, and notifies drivers to take action if an accident becomes likely. This popular suite of features called Honda Sensing has become standard in all new Honda vehicles.

Every Honda model with Honda Sensing offers a wide range of features. First, there’s the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), also called automatic emergency braking, which comes with Forward Collision Warning (FCW). This helps sensors on the front of the vehicle detect when you're quickly approaching another vehicle or a pedestrian in a way that may result in a collision, sending an audible and visual alert to the driver with a prompt to hit the brakes. Next, a Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) uses a camera to sense lane lines when possible and keep the vehicle centered in its lane with automated steering assistance. The LKAS system is perfect on well-marked lanes with slight curves, and the instrument cluster shows a green glow when the system is active. The last crucial feature is Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which helps drivers set a specific speed and following distance. That means if your vehicle is moving at the selected speed and senses a vehicle ahead, it will apply brake pressure to maintain that following distance.

While the primary benefits of Honda Sensing come with every equipped model, some vehicles offer additional, novel features like Traffic Sign Recognition, which incorporates a camera to keep drivers informed about posted speed limits. Some Honda Sensing packages also feature Auto High-Beam Headlights. When driving at night above 25 mph, this technology automatically switches between high- and low-beam headlights to ensure maximum visibility without blinding other drivers headed the opposite way. There’s also Honda LaneWatch, which provides a video feed from a camera mounted to the passenger-side mirror to the infotainment screen whenever the driver uses the right turn signal. A Blind Spot Information System (BSI) with Cross Traffic Alert is also available for some higher-trim models.