Honda 0 concepts become prototypes with ASIMO operating system
At CES 2025, Honda confirmed SUV and Saloon models for 2026 production at its Ohio EV Hub, with a new vehicle OS for a customized mobility experience, Level 3 eyes-off automated driving, and accelerating energy service initiatives, with a high-performance Renesas SoC for next-gen models.
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Honda presented the first two models in its new 0 Series line of BEVs (battery electric vehicles). Production models based on the 0 SUV and 0 Saloon prototypes will launch in North America in 2026, followed by global markets. They are based on the company’s newly developed dedicated EV architecture with an in-house-developed vehicle OS (operating system) called ASIMO, which pays homage to its robot from the early 2000s.
The new prototypes build on the 0 Series family unveiled at last year’s CES with two concept models — the Saloon and van-like Space-Hub — based on a software-defined and connected platform and having a new H mark logo to be used exclusively for the company’s next-generation EV models.
The 0 Series will help Honda realize carbon neutrality for all its products and corporate activities by 2050. The company is working to achieve its automobile electrification target of increasing the ratio of EV and FCEV (fuel-cell EV) sales to 100% globally by 2040.
“With automakers competing on the value offered as software-defined vehicles, why are we describing our 0 Series as ‘wise’ instead of ‘smart,’” said Katsushi Inoue, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Electrification Business Development Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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