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New Honda GPS System Avoids Crime, Doesn't Fight It

by Tim Stevens on April 22, 2008 at 10:03 AM

New Honda GPS System Avoids Crime, Doesn't Fight ItEver been absent-mindedly following the directions of your GPS only to look around and suddenly notice that you're being guided into a particularly bad part of town? No, it hasn't happened to us either, but apparently it has happened to enough Honda engineers and executives for the company to decide to make crime avoidance a feature in the newest navigation systems for its cars in Japan.

The new system relies on crime information provided by Japanese police departments, allowing it to identify areas of high theft or vandalism to cars and steer you around them. No word yet on whether this feature will be optional or whether it will just never let you visit shady areas. Likewise, there's been no indication regarding whether this feature will ever be coming to the U.S. -- perhaps those two missing bits of information are somewhat related. [Source: AFP, via Autoblog]

Tags: breaking news, BreakingNews, crime, GPS, Honda, navigation

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