FIA newsFIA President Jean Todt, Secretary General for Sport Peter Bayer and Secretary General for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Andrew McKellar, met with IOC President Thomas Bach and Director General Christophe de Kepper.The FIA is a member of ARISF (Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations), and adheres to the...

FIA newsWith distracted driving a rapidly growing problem across the world, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), in collaboration with personalised neuroinformatics global leader EMOTIV, will be introducing the #Tech4RoadSafety experience at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, to be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 22...

Mobility newsEvery year, 1.25 million lives are lost worldwide due to road traffic fatalities. This directly translates to 3,500 people killed every day, 500 of which are children. Young people are particularly affected as road traffic crashes are the main cause of death of 15 to 29 year olds. To...

Mobility newsPoor vision recognised to be among the major risk factors for road safety80% of all vision impairments can be prevented3-year partnership between Essilor and the FIA to increase awareness and highlight the importance of regular eye check for safe drivingAccording to the World Health Organization, every year, 1.25 million...

Mobility newsDuring his visit to Central America between the 4th and 11th of August 2017, Jean Todt visited Puerto Rico, Barbados, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Belize. Within each of these countries Mr. Todt met with the respective Presidents of the FIA Member Clubs and United Nations representatives to promote...

Mobility newsFIA President Jean Todt, acting in his capacity as the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, travelled to Costa Rica to promote the United Nations road safety legal instruments, as well as share established road safety best practices with local government officials and key stakeholders. In an...

Mobility newsOn August 18, President of the FIA Jean Todt and Andrew Mallalieu President of the Barbados Motorsport Federation were invited to discuss the future of motor sport development and road safety in Barbados. Listen to the full interview below: MobilityFIA PresidentFIAMobility1MobilityFIAMobilityFIA President01Monday, August 14, 2017 - 12:04pmMonday, August 14,...

FIA newsThe FIA and its member Clubs around the world are supporting the worldwide #SlowDown campaign: www.unroadsafetyweek.org. In total, 42 Clubs will receive funding to implement road safety projects for the Week via the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme, which is supported by the FIA Foundation.FIA President Jean Todt, who...

FIA newsThe summit recognised that some francophone countries have already adopted ambitious strategies in regard to road safety and have managed to significantly reduce fatalities on the road. However, the leaders acknowledged that 1.25 million people are still killed, and a further 50 million injured or handicapped, by road crashes...

Mobility newsThe United Nations Association of New York is a non-profit organization dedicated to building understanding of and support for the ideals and work of the United Nations. Each year, on the occasion of United Nations Day in October, they honor outstanding individuals and companies for their work to help...