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The First In-Car Navigation System Was Powered by Helium
In 1981, Honda s Electro Gyrocator paved the way for modern GPS systems, using a helium gyroscope and a 16-bit computer in the trunk. May 14, 2021
History records Honda’s mid-Seventies CVCC engine as an unqualified success, a shining example of ingenuity from a relatively new automaker. And the stratified-charge system was a victory, a clever mechanical design that allowed the company to meet tightening emissions standards without catalytic converters. But in the highly innovative atmosphere of Seventies Honda, the triumph of CVCC highlighted, in some executives’ minds, the company’s lagging position in an area of major automotive breakthroughs: electronics. Indeed, once Honda developed electronic fuel injection, CVCC was done.