Honda continues to increase safety in their vehicles, this time solving the age old problem of blind spots!

 

Honda LaneWatch Technology Eliminates Blind Spots

Available for the first time on the redesigned 2013 Honda Accord sedan and coupe, LaneWatch integrates a rearview camera right into the right-hand mirror, to provide a wide-angle view of the “blind spot” area at the car’s right.

One of the most worrisome concerns on multi-lane highways is the sudden appearance of a vehicle zooming up alongside you on the right. We’ve all had it happen – and many of us have experienced a “close call,” starting to edge to the right just as that out-of-nowhere vehicle turns up in the adjacent lane.

Honda has a most helpful remedy for those situations, with its new LaneWatch feature. Whenever the turn-signal lever is pushed upward, to signal a right turn or lane change, a clear, sharp image of the roadway to the rear of that passenger-side mirror appears on the deep-set 8-inch video screen at the center of the dashboard. LaneWatch can be configured to operate when pushing a button on the turn-signal stalk.

At a glance, you can tell if any vehicles are in that right lane, behind you – and possibly coming up fast. The image from the mirror-mounted camera takes precedence over whatever else might have been displayed on the screen a moment before. As soon as the turn signal goes off, the camera view disappears and the previous information is displayed again.

Honda’s LaneWatch is standard on sedans in the EX trim level and higher (not on LX), and on Accord EX-L coupes and the new Accord Plug-In.

 

Courtesy of Auto Media