After Lexus, BMW and Siemens it is now Honda's turn to make parking easier. The Honda Smart Parking Assist System helps drivers park their car with assistance in steering maneuver and voice guidance. It is not fully automated where you just pull your hands of the wheel and the car does the rest, this system is kindoff semi-automatic. So this is how it works the driver stops the car in front of the empty space where he wishes to park and activates the system which makes the car to automatically operate the steering wheel so that the vehicle is guided to an appropriate point to start reversing. From there, the driver starts reversing the car while holding the steering wheel in that position, and turns the steering wheel back into the center position when instructed by the voice guidance. Thus Reverse and Parallel parking can be acheived without troublesome steering maneuvers. The Honda Smart Parking Assist System will be first installed as an option in the revamped "Life" minivan slated to release on Oct 5 in Japan.

The main reason for development of Honda Smart Parking Assist System was the insecurity novice female drivers feel when reverse parking their car. In the survey when asked the most difficult part in parking, the largest number of driving school students and general drivers answered it was to decide where to start reversing followed by difficult steering maneuvers.