Honda aims to sell a car with automated highway driving functions around 2020, joining the race to market self-driving vehicles that pits traditional automakers against tech firms like Google.
Toyota and Nissan have also set 2020, the year of the Tokyo Olympics, as the target date to bring self-driving cars to market.
A spokesperson for Japan's third-biggest automaker declined to give details about the vehicle's planned capabilities ahead of next week's Tokyo Motor Show, where other Japanese automakers are expected to show "robot car" prototypes to the public.
As writing lines of code becomes as vital to car-making as developing efficient motors, traditional automakers are worried they could be outflanked by Google, which is testing a prototype driverless car, or Apple, which is exploring building a car and is studying self-driving technology.
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