This 84-year-old Honda engineer looks like Einstein and has 50+ patents: Meet Shotaro Odate behind smart steering-wheel tech

Honda engineer Shotaro Odate has over 50 US patents for automotive technologies. At 84, he is known for his Einstein-like look and work on steering-wheel grip detection. He quietly helped build systems for modern cars, including automated driving and driver monitoring, proving that decades of engineering work truly matter today.