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For some reason, though, the folks at Honda thought we weren't getting enough information in our vehicles.
According to the International Heral Tribune, Honda boasts a new navigation system that, besides providing maps to the quickest routes to destinations and traffic jams, also shows earthquake information and inclemental weathers such as heavy rains.
The navigation system, which will available on the all-new Honda Fit compact (pictured), has also been improved to obtain map downloads in just minutes. Before drivers had to exchange discs that contained the map data. While the service is free, people will still have to pay extra to mobile phone companies for the data which costs between $6.00 to $8.00 for a data transmission card per month. Reports say that over 500,000 drivers use the navigation service and about 40 percent of Honda owners. Right now, the new system will be offered in Japan only. No plans to take it overseas to say the U.S.
or Europe.
Our take? Mark our words: we'll be seeing the new system in the U.S. and Europe within the next two years either from Honda or competitors such as BMW.
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