text: **Safety**
  
  In the area of safety, we have established Vision Zero, the 
  
  goal of which is to reduce the number of fatal accidents to 
  
  zero. As a reference point, we are using the number of 
  
  such accidents in 1995 that involved Nissan vehicles. We 
  
  realize that accidents cannot be completely avoided, so our 
  
  objective is to be substantially zero in the future. To achieve 
  
  this, we have set a series of milestones, including cutting 
  
  the 1995 fatal accident figure in half by 2015. 
  
  Interestingly, while the number of fatal ones is 
  
  decreasing, the number of all accidents in Japan is 
  
  increasing. Our first goal is to decrease the overall accident 
  
  count, which should further reduce the number of fatalities. 
  
  Several factors contribute to accidents, including driver 
  
  inexperience and higher speeds. Based on these factors, 
  
  we came up with the approach of Safety Shield. Safety 
  
  Shield establishes a timeline for the entire accident, 
  
  covering the safe driving zone, the moment before the 
  
  accident, the actual crash, the response time by authorities, 
  
  and the time taken for post-accident rescue. 
  
  In the past, safety technology primarily focused on 
  
  dealing with damage in and around the vehicle, such as 