Renault Group and the Secretariat of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety have announced a partnership focused on road safety around the world, aimed at providing training and developing technological innovations that will save lives. By supporting the United Nations effort, the Renault Group reaffirms its determination to work towards an even safer and more accessible mobility, for the benefit of all road users. During this two-year partnership, the Renault Group will share with the Special Envoy the expertise it has gathered through its long-term commitment to road safety.

Renault Group supports the UN in its effort to halve the number of deaths and injuries from road accidents worldwide.

“For Renault, taking safety seriously is not just about meeting our regulatory obligations, but also going one step further, driven by our insights and determination, to make a difference. By finding solutions that make our cars even safer and driving innovation for everyone, we’re pioneering technology and taking action that can make mobility safer, while putting it at the top of our agenda. That is why I am very happy to support Jean Todt and the United Nations’ commitment to road safety.” Luca de Meo, Chief Executive Officer of the Renault Group.

Road safety at the heart of Renault Group’s sustainable development strategy

The Renault Group is developing its vision for a new generation of responsible mobility, based on its commitments to reduce the number of road accidents and casualties, to put the safety of road users as a top priority, to study driver behavior and to use its know-how towards innovation, to constantly upgrade the safety level of its models, as well as rescue and assistance services.

The Group’s road safety policy and action follows a holistic approach, divided into four main pillars – prevention, correction, protection and rescue – while using technologies that intervene before, during and after road accidents. This journey of continuous improvement, which began more than 50 years ago, is based on a world-unique accident database, the expertise of specialist teams and close collaboration with rescue services, the scientific and academic community, partner manufacturers, but and public authorities all working together with the common goal of leveraging human-centric technology, making mobility safer and accessible to all.

The Group’s commitment to road safety is part of the Human First programme, which Renault launched in 2023, to present to the public all safety-related initiatives. Renault does much more than design and build safe cars. It works with a vision to make the roads and everyone on them safer: it also develops advanced driver assistance systems and other safety systems, while working closely with fire services in Europe, Morocco and Latin America. The Group systematically invests in Research & Development (R&D), for the rapid development of integrated technologies (recent examples are Safety Score and Safety Coach) and networked services.

Highly developed social consciousness

In a world where road traffic accidents remain the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5 to 29 years (P.O.Y 2023), there is an urgent need for collective efforts to address this crisis and advance the goals of safer roads.

“In 2021, an estimated 1.19 million people died in road accidents. These new figures from the P.O.Y. give us a sense of the horror we have to face. That’s why it’s so urgent to join forces with companies like Renault to put an end to this carnage and effectively deal with this scourge that has taken the form of an insidious pandemic without the active participation of all actors, including the institutional and public actors, civil society and the private sector, but also car manufacturers, we will not achieve our goal of halving the number of road casualties by 2030. I congratulate the Renault Group for its initiative and commitment join us in this battle.” Jean Todt, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety

Road safety facts and figures worldwide (World Health Organization, 2023)…

• 1.19 million road traffic deaths in 2021
• The leading cause of death among children and youth aged 15 to 29
• Only 7 countries (France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden) have implemented the WHO legislative best practices, on five causes of road accidents: excessive speed, drinking and driving, not using a seat belt, not using helmets and not using child seats to transport children
• Only 10 countries (Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Denmark, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Russian Federation, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela) managed to reduce road traffic deaths by more than 50% between 2010 and 2021

… and in the Renault Group

• The Group has been optimizing the safety level of its vehicles for over 50 years
• 600 engineers and technicians work in the field of security
• Over 2,000 safety-related patents since 1970
• 3 specialized, state-of-the-art technical centers in France:
– Lardy: crash tests, engine bench tests
– Aubevoye: grip level and handling
– Technocentre: design, ROADS simulator (Renault Operational Advanced Driving Simulator)
• Laboratory for the study of accidents, bio-engineering, and Human Behavior with 55 years of experience
• Every Renault model is now available with the QRescue system
• Every Renault electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle now also has the Fireman Access system
• More than 5,000 firefighters trained in 19 countries across Europe, North Africa and Latin America