If people are to coexist with cars, safety technologies are indispensable. In this field, we look to "preventive technologies" to avoid dangerous situations and, if a collision should occur, we look to "collision safety technologies" to protect the lives of the vehicle occupants and pedestrians.

We are developing systems that watch the situation developing around the car and guide it away from danger and systems that can avoid dangers before they become problematic according to a driver's level of strain and driving ability. We also study the dynamics of the human body, to determine the kind of injuries a person is likely to suffer in the event of a collision, which allows us to design even safer cars.