Sony and Honda have announce a new electrical fomite prototype , called Afeela .
The two companiesfirst announcedtheir partnership in the EV space almost a year ago . The newly formed Sony Honda Mobility followed this up in October by herald that their first joint galvanising vehicle wouldhit roads in 2026 .
As CES 2023 this week , the two Nipponese giants haveannouncedthe Afeela , their first prototype EV .
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If you ’re question what ‘ Afeela ’ in reality entail , SHM point out that it place ‘ Feel ’ at the centre of the mobility experience . We see what they did there .
The Sony Honda Mobility Afeela prototype features 45 cameras and sensor settle both inside and outside the fomite . The engine control unit ( ECU ) , meanwhile , pack 800 TOPS of maximum computer science top executive .
Intriguingly , the prototype is said to be open of “ seamlessly integrating real and practical worlds ” with the stimulus of Epic Games , the Godhead of Fortnite .
Apparently , Afeela ’s sleek outside have a Media Bar , which looks like a low-cal strip “ enabling interactive communicating between mobility and people ” .
The DoI is appropriately sleek and ( defy we say it ) Tesla - like , with a yoke - style steering wheel and screens in pace of physical control .
SHM aim to develop a layer 3 automated drive system for its prototype “ under special conditions ” , and floor 2 + with number one wood assistance for urban drive .
As this all suggest – not to bring up the lack of any traditional performance claim – SHM feel the EV food market has reached “ an inflection stop where the factor of a cable car is shift from ability and public presentation to software system , meshing , and exploiter experiences ” .
SHM have corroborate that their first production model will be based on this prototype , and that pre - order are plan to commence in the first one-half of 2025 . Sales could embark on by the last of that year , with saving kicking off in the spring of 2026 – at least in North America .
Sony Honda Mobility also revealed that Qualcomm would be providing SoCs ( scheme - on - chip ) for a number of the prototype ’s key feature .
