Mazda considers the effort to ensure car safety a cornerstone of automotive manufacturing and works to develop and improve its technologies and equipment.

Passive safety is concerned with helping protect occupants in accidents. Technologies to help ensure passive safety include seatbelts, airbags and crumple zones.

Active safety is about helping prevent accidents. Systems that help maintain proper visibility and driving posture, antilock braking systems (ABS) and other technologies help achieve this objective.

The Intelligent Transport System (ITS) aims to offer a solution to traffic accidents, congestion and other road transportation problems by using the latest information and communication technology to unite drivers, roads and vehicles in a data network.