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Honda says it's going to be the latest company to predict the future--the
near future, as in when your car is about to slam into an obstacle. Honda
says its Japanese-market Inspire (think Acura TSX in size or Accord
maybe !?!) is getting a new computerized braking system that senses
impending crashes and responds by applying the brakes and tightening
seatbelts. They're calling the setup, which is like new systems from
Mercedes-Benz, a "collision mitigation brake system", not a "prevention"
system, meaning that Japanese lawyers probably had a say in the
process, you think? By the way, at the same press conference where he
showed off the braking system, Honda president Hiroyuki Yoshino said
American car companies have one option in beating back the growing tide
of imports in the U.S.: "They should try harder."
