According to Mr. Pitak Pruittisarikorn, Chief Operating Officer of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd., "Today, technology is increasingly permeating every aspect of people's lives. As a leading auto maker, Honda is committed to developing automobiles and creating technology that allows people to follow their dreams and live happily while encouraging a collision-free society. Following recent findings on driving behavior and people's lifestyles in Thailand and abroad, Honda has created Honda Connect to satisfy tech-savvy customers who desire a sense of security and safety when driving. Honda Connect is ready to be installed in cars at all Honda dealers nationwide, starting from January 9, 2018."
Honda Connect uses smart telematics technology to control remote information transmissions through a smartphone application and a Telematics Control Unit (TCU) system installed in a Honda vehicle. The TCU collects key data and transmits it via a mobile network to cloud-based data storage and processing, while a GPS solution provides precise tracking of the vehicle's location. Drivers will receive alerts or notifications from the Honda Call Center on an immediate basis.
Six key Honda Connect features:
1. Car Status provides details on the car's status before the owner starts a journey including the amount of fuel, engine coolant temperature, and other information, as well as maintenance alerts, service history, and next scheduled maintenance appointment, to ensure the car is always ready to use.
2. Driving Behavior Data covering driving information and behavior, such as distance travelled, driving time, maximum speed, average speed, and travel logs.
3. Vehicle Tracking
- Find My Car: This feature enables the driver to locate his or her car. When selected, the system will send the car location to a registered email address to ensure data privacy.
- Car Location: If the car is in motion, the system will send an alert about the irregular use of this feature to the vehicle tracking function of the smartphone application.
4. Emergency Call
- When an airbag deploys because of an accident, the system sends a signal to the Honda Call Center, which will call the registered phone number, or a number reserved for emergency use, to contact the driver and offer assistance. If the contact is unsuccessful, the system will contact the medical service hotline (1669).
- In other emergency cases, the driver can use a key hotline number function to reach the Honda Contact Center, as well as police, ambulance, 24-hour roadside assistance, and insurance companies.
5. Location Search & Share Your Trip: This feature connects to a map application to search the car's route or nearby locations for services such as petrol stations, ATMs, convenience stores, and Honda dealers. The driver can save the locations he or she regularly visits to look them up easily, and also post photos from his or her journey on his or her Facebook page.
6. News and Privileges: This feature provides messages offering informative news and privileges from Honda, plus reminders about insurance renewal and road tax payments.
Customers who want to use the Honda Connect system in their cars can contact any Honda Service Center nationwide to have the TCU installed. The customer then needs to download the Honda Connect Thai application, which requires iOS version 8.0 or higher, or Android version 4.0 or higher. The Honda Service Center will then connect the TCU to the app to register the customer and create a user account. Honda Connect is available for 5,900 Baht, which includes free installation and a free 2-year mobile network connection for data transmission.
Honda models compatible with Honda Connect technology:
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Model Year
Brio/ Brio Amaze 2016-2017
City/Jazz 2014-2017
Mobilio 2014-2017
BR-V 2016-2017
Civic 2012-2017
Civic Hatchback 2017
HR-V 2015-2017
CR-V 2012-2017
Accord 2013-2017
Odyssey 2014-2017
Note: Inapplicable models for Honda Connect:
- Hybrid cars – Accord Hybrid, Civic Hybrid, and Jazz Hybrid
- Imported cars – Freed, StepWGN, and CR-Z
For more information about Honda Connect, please contact Honda Service Centers nationwide; Honda Call Center, Tel: 02 341 7777; or visit www.honda.co.th/hondaconnect.