Honda’s Auto Development Center associates work together to create the best products and technologies that deliver new value to Honda and Acura customers.
Honda’s Auto Development Center has one of the world’s highest resolution crash test barriers at its Advanced Safety Research Center located at the Ohio Center. It also includes the world’s first pitching crash test simulation sled. Our associates’ dedication to safety is unmatched and starts with research. The associates in this facility are responsible for developing and testing nearly all safety systems on Honda’s U.S.-developed vehicles.
Keeping our associates safe is just as important as keeping our customers safe. Honda’s Auto Development Center has received awards from the Union County Safety Council and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for achieving a record-setting amount of man-hours worked without a lost time injury. Honda’s Auto Development Center is also consistently less than 1/3 of the R&D industry average for recordable injuries.
2014 Odyssey – IIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2014 Honda Odyssey is the first minivan to earn the highest possible rating of Top Safety Pick+ in 2013, which includes an overall good rating in the stringent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) small overlap frontal crash test. The research done at the Ohio Center’s Advanced Safety Research Center paved the way for these industry-leading results with more expected in the future.
2014 Acura MDX – IIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2014 Acura MDX has earned the highest possible rating of Top Safety Pick+ in 2013, which includes an overall good rating in the stringent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) small overlap frontal crash test. The research done at the Ohio Center’s Advanced Safety Research Center paved the way for these industry-leading results with more expected in the future.
The 2012 Acura TL was one of the two vehicles to be the first in the industry to earn a GOOD rating from the IIHS in its stringent new frontal small overlap collision test.
The 2001 Honda Civic Coupe was one of the first of two vehicles in the industry to earn a 5-star crash safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Real Impact Crash-Simulation Visualization Technology –
This visualization software was co-developed by Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC and 3DXCITE, and enables engineers to more easily study the results of a crash simulation, test different design approaches and implement design changes with greater speed and efficiency.