Honda R&D (India) Private Limited (HRID), a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and serving as Honda’s research and development hub for motorcycles & power products in India, inaugurated its new Solution R&D Center in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Honda has set a global goal of achieving carbon neutrality across all its products and corporate operations by 2050. Within the motorcycle sector, Honda aims to attain carbon neutrality for all its motorcycle offerings by the 2040s.
With India’s ongoing economic development and its commitment, announced at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2021, to strive for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070, Honda recognizes the imperative to adapt. To remain a top choice for customers, Honda understands the importance of not only embracing electrification trends but also innovating beyond conventional boundaries to deliver more compelling products and services.
The Solution R&D Center will accelerate the integration of advanced mobility technologies into electrified vehicle development and focus on software and connected services through collaborative open innovation. Leveraging its geographical advantage, the Bengaluru center will forge partnerships with companies harboring novel ideas to pioneer new services and businesses beyond the current scope.
Moreover, Honda is committed to addressing societal challenges such as efficient energy utilization through its Triple Action to ZERO initiative (carbon neutrality, clean energy, and resource circulation) and the reduction of traffic accidents toward achieving zero traffic collision fatalities.
Honda remains dedicated to delivering products imbued with distinctive Honda value through ongoing technological advancements and innovations, thereby enriching its customers’ experience with the “joy of freedom of mobility.”
