The technology is being introduced on the 2015 European CR-V, Executive grade only, and uses a camera and radar to sense the position of other vehicles on the road. It then works out the likelihood of vehicles in neighbouring lanes cutting-in and then brakes accordingly. The technology recognises the side of the road you are driving on and automatically detects which neighbouring vehicle is the most critical to be aware of at any given moment.

The i-ACC system builds upon the existing Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) technology, which allows Honda drivers to maintain a preselected distance from the car in front and can sense if vehicles in front slow down but takes longer to react to vehicles cutting in.

Dr Schmuedderich, responsible for i-ACC at Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, said: ‘i-ACC is a significant breakthrough and a considerable further step towards a new generation of driver assistance systems that anticipate the behavior of other traffic participants.’