The Afeela EV, the product behind the Sony Honda Mobility venture, is expected to arrive in 2026 touting autonomous driving. However, I'm still not sure I'm ready for it.

Sony and Honda's Afeela electric car is almost here, and it'll pack most of the features the two partner companies have promised.

SHM is touting Afeela Intelligent Drive, an ADAS (advanced driver assistance system), that sees the world through some 40 sensors (12 ultrasonic, 9 radar, 1 lidar, and 18 cameras).

Sony announced pricing and some specs for the Afeela 1, which goes on sale in California later this year.

The Sony-Honda Afeela 1 is packed with sensors and promises advanced automated driving technology. And it ain't cheap.

The joint electric car project by Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. saw its annual operating loss more than double to ¥52 ...

However, the Afeela 1, with its 18 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, nine radars, and single lidar, should be capable of even greater autonomy—if SHM were permitted to deploy it, anyway.

Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela 1 has 40 sensors – including 18 cameras, one lidar system (that’s the box at the front of the roof), nine radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors.

Sony and Honda's Afeela 1 EV launches with advanced tech and entertainment for $89,900. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson gives his takeaways.

Sony Afeela might be just what this sleeping self-driving EV industry needs. There, I said it, and it's a change of heart that comes from finally sitting inside the prototype collaboration between ...