Data from 2021 indicates that approximately 1.2 million people are killed in traffic accidents around the world each year.* Accordingly, reducing traffic accidents is a pressing global task. In 2020, the United Nations unveiled its Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 and declared its goal of reducing road deaths and injuries by at least 50% by 2030. Against this backdrop, the automotive industry is expected to promote vehicle safety measures with a view to reducing the number of fatal road traffic accidents to zero by securing the safety of pedestrians and vehicle occupants, preventing serious accidents, and encouraging the effective and proper use of autonomous driving-related technologies.
*Note: Death on the roads based on WHO Global status report on road safety 2023 (External link)