Imagine looking back from a future where dangerous roads feel like a distant memory. We are building that future today – together with our customers, partners and the engineers who refuse to accept accidents as inevitable.
Vision Zero: our guiding principle for safer mobility
Vision Zero is our long-term commitment to making severe road accidents so rare, so predictable and consequently so well-mitigated that dangerous roads will one day feel like a story from another time.
We connect safety technologies, data, and engineering expertise to systematically reduce severe road accidents worldwide and move mobility step by step towards Vision Zero. From active crash prevention to occupant protection and the safeguarding of vulnerable road users, our safety systems are designed to meet today's standards and anticipate tomorrow's requirements.
The challenge is real. So is our determination.
We refuse to accept serious road accidents as an inevitable side effect of mobility. The numbers demand a different tiles.
1.3 million
road fatalities worldwide every year — and up to 50 million serious injuries. Every six seconds, someone dies or is severely hurt in a traffic accident.
2,814
people died in road accidents in Germany in 2025 alone. Fifty years earlier, that figure was 14,870. Technology has already changed the story — and we are far from done.
1 in 3
traffic fatalities in the United States occurs at an intersection — often involving pedestrians and cyclists traveling without any protective safety system.
Road safety is not a single, uniform challenge. Accident patterns differ dramatically by region, infrastructure, and traffic composition. In many Asian markets, collisions between motorcycles are among the leading causes of fatalities — a scenario that rarely occurs in Europe. In Western cities, intersections remain the most critical accident hotspot, where vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists face the greatest risk. In hot climates, children left in parked vehicles are in life-threatening danger within minutes.
There is no single path to Vision Zero. That is why effective road safety demands solutions that are tailored to local realities — not one-size-fits-all systems.
We analyze accident patterns worldwide through dedicated accident research, drawing on regional field data to understand where and why people are still at risk. This intelligence drives our product development and informs our cooperation with customers, regulators, and safety organizations such as Euro NCAP. It is how we use our technologies to turn a global vision into reality.
Road safety is a collective effort involving industry, legislation, research institutions, and organizations like New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) worldwide. What matters most is having a clear goal and consistently working toward it. For us, Vision Zero is firmly embedded in our strategy, reflected in our products, our R&D activities, and our strategic partnerships.
Dr. Boris Mergell
Member of AUMOVIO’s Executive Board and head of Safety and Motion business area
One safety ecosystem. Active from the first sensor to the final line of code.
We already equip vehicles worldwide with active and passive safety technologies that work together as one integrated safety ecosystem — from advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and braking to restraint systems, in-cabin sensing, and the cockpit design.
What makes an ecosystem different from a feature list is orchestration: a coherent chain that senses the environment, plans the response, and acts in real time.
Sense – Plan – Act
Sense
Radar, cameras, interior sensing, and V2X communication detect what drivers cannot see — in front, behind, around, and inside the vehicle.
Plan
Electronic control units, high-performance computers, and AI algorithms process sensor data in real time and calculate the optimal safety response.
Act
Brakes, restraint systems, alerts, acoustic signals, and display interfaces execute the response — within milliseconds, before most drivers can react.
In practice, this means three things:
- Faster, more reliable decisions through sensor fusion and real-time computing
- Consistent safety performance across diverse driving scenarios and traffic realities
- A clear path to software-defined safety, where updates and validation keep improving performance over the vehicle lifecycle
Our solutions
Driving safety
From emergency brake assist to lane-keeping support, our active safety systems continuously monitor the driving situation and intervene when the risk of a collision rises. Our anti-lock brake system (ABS) — first presented in 1969 — still sets the standard for braking safety. Today, it is enhanced by more than 50 additional functions. Electronic stability control (ESC), emergency brake assist for passenger cars and two-wheelers, and autonomous braking for commercial vehicles extend that legacy into the mobility landscape of today.
Human-machine interface & driver monitoring
The most sophisticated safety system fails if the driver is distracted, impaired, or unaware. We develop intelligent cockpit and display solutions that make safety-critical information instantly accessible – without adding cognitive load. Driver monitoring systems detect drowsiness and distraction. Alcohol sensing prevents impaired vehicle operation. Head-up displays keep eyes on the road. And privacy displays ensure that infotainment content is only available to those who should see it – the passengers.
Sensing the environment & protecting vulnerable road users
Protecting the most vulnerable road users – pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and children – requires sensing capabilities that go far beyond the vehicle itself. We integrate radar, camera, and V2X communication to create a shared picture of the traffic environment. Our child presence detection (CPD) function identifies children left behind in parked vehicles, even detecting the faint movement of breathing. The acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) ensures that electric vehicles are audible to pedestrians. And our active hood system minimizes injury severity in the event of a pedestrian collision.
The next chapter in road safety — already in development
The road to Vision Zero runs through the future of software-defined, automated and connected vehicles. Our research and development teams are developing the next generation of safety systems — not only to meet tomorrow's standards, but to help shape them. Working three to ten years ahead of the market means our development roadmap already anticipates the standards that will define automotive safety in the years to come.
Innovation pipeline
Artificial intelligence trained on all conceivable accident scenarios — including the ones that have never happened before — to calculate collision risk and prepare safety responses before a crash becomes unavoidable.
Holistic motion control software that orchestrates all essential actuators — braking, steering, suspension — as one integrated system, enabling new levels of coordinated safety response.
New interior sensing concepts that monitor occupant position in real time and adapt restraint system deployment individually — for every seat, every person, every crash scenario.
Safety architectures designed for vehicles that operate with increasing autonomy — from advanced driver assistance to hands-free and driverless operation.
Standards & regulatory roadmap
Updated assessment protocols will introduce new requirements for active safety, interior monitoring, and vulnerable road user protection. Our product development is already aligned with these incoming standards.
We engage proactively with consumer protection organizations, legislators and test bodies worldwide — not just to comply with future requirements, but to inform them.
Vision Zero is our long-term compass. Our safety roadmap reflects a systematic, data-driven approach to making severe accidents increasingly rare — across all vehicle types, all regions, and all road users.
Let’s change the story of road safety together!
Vision Zero is not a solo effort. It requires technology companies, automotive manufacturers, regulators, and safety organizations to work toward a shared goal. We are ready to be your partner on that road.
Whether you are a car manufacturer looking for integrated safety solutions, an automotive supplier exploring collaboration, or an analyst seeking to understand our safety portfolio — we welcome the conversation.
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