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Taillights from vehicles are shown in a time exposure as motorists depart Atlantic Beach, North ... / Credits: Reuters

Miniature cars move along the elevated freeway at Chris Burden's large-scale kinetic sculpture, ... / Credits: Reuters

A Zipcar parked in New York City with the Manhattan skyline in the background. / Credits: Zipcar

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The black box insurance rewards drivers who avoid risky night drives. / Credits: Shutterstock

Mobility: Interview Black box is motorists' guardian angel A telematics black box in your car not only calculates premiums by usage, but ... more

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Exhibition Road, London aerial view

Traffic lights at Kew Bridge intersection, Brentford, London

A street level view of Exhibition Road, London before reconstruction

A street level view of Exhibition Road, London after reconstruction

Busy traffic on Exibition Road, London

Shared space on Exhibition Road, London

The old Laweplein intersection in Drachten, Holland

The new Laweplein squareabout in Drachten, Holland

Cyclists cross the road in the Laweplein squareabout in Drachten, Holland

A cyclist on the Laweplein squareabout signals to watching motorists

A bicycle parked on a shared space street in the Netherlands

A courtesy crossing in Chester, England

The de Kaden shared space area in Drachten, Holland

Mobility How shared space prevents accidents See how the principles of Shared Space traffic engineering are making streets safer by ... more

Noordlaren Primary School uses an 'abacus fence', distinctive lighting, benches and paving ... / Credits: Ben Hamilton-Baillie

Mobility 'Riskier' streets reduce accidents Making roads seem more dangerous improves safety. ‘Shared Space’ traffic ... more

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Man and car on the verge of a new relationship: intelligent driver assisstance systems could help ... / Credits: Shutterstock

Mobility Smart cars could save lives Over one million people die in traffic accidents every year. Fortunately the ... more

In the imagination of Audi Urban Future Award winner Jürgen Mayer, cars alter from pure driving ... / Credits: Jürgen Mayer H. Architecture Design Research

Mobility: Interview Future car logs onto city streets In German architect Jürgen Mayer’s vision of tomorrow’s world cars take control ... more

Modern ship bridges are hi-tech environments packed with instruments. / Credits: Reuters

Mobility Waves of innovation protect modern mariners A new report from Allianz and Cardiff University sums up why seafaring is safer ... more

Allianz Genius Safety Prize

Blind Spot Information System

Cars line up in traffic

Lane-Departure Warning system by Ford

Car lights as seen on a highway

parking system maneuvers car into parking slot

Reduce Accidents by 20 Percent

Mobility How electronic wizardry improves road safety Ford is the first car manufacturer to install the most advanced electronic driver ... more

This image of the debris field in Low-Earth orbit (LEO) is an artist's impression based on actual ... / Credits: ESA

Mobility Space debris threatens satellites Man-made space junk poses a serious threat to all space vehicles. Allianz ... more

Space risks: a new AGCS report / Credits: AGCS

Mobility Space Risks: A generation of challenges Since the beginning of space exploration in 1957, mankind has been leaving ... more

Modern shipping safety innovations. / Credits: Allianz

Mobility Modern shipping safety innovations Modern passenger vessels are equipped with an array of safety innovations. ... more

Large containter ship in sunset

An oil tanker and an oil recovery sea platform are seen during the extraction of fuel from the wreck of cruise liner Costa Concordia.

Crew members of the training ship Georg Stage set sail from Aalborg Harbour in northern Denmark

Dock workers in a harbor

A trainee climbs a rope ladder costumed as a pirate during an anti-piracy drill aboard a ship at the port of Haifa, northern Israel

A Chinese shipping crew applauds.

An ice breaker works its way through Antarctica

An American officer on the bridge of his air craft carrier.

Polaris, an Argentine oil tanker, burns after colliding with another ship on the Paraguay River near the port of Villeta, Paraguay

Mobility Shipping risks Today’s shipping environment is safer than ever. However, current and future challenges ... more

Children play in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility: Interview “If you think safety is expensive, try an accident“ Having guided massive oil tankers through the world’s oceans for almost 15 ... more

The first SARTRE (SAfe Road TRains for the Environment) autonomous convoy was tested successfully ... / Credits: Volvo Car Corporation

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: People look at a solar powered electric vehicle during the 'Intersolar' Europe trade fair in Munich.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: Employees sort packages at a hub of an express delivery company in Nantong, Jiangsu province.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: A view of the interior of Ford’s 24.7 pickup truck which was unveiled in January 2012 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: Consumers purchase gasoline at a gas station as a plane approaches to land at the airport in San Diego, California.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: Vehicles run on Beijing's surprisingly uncrowded main drag, Jianguo Road.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: A youth parks her bicycle outside a railway station in Ghent.

Allianz Knowledge on Mobility: Customers use electric scooters to shop for meat at a Wal-Mart in the United States.

Mobility Future mobility trends From low-carbon traffic to mobility concepts for the elderly - here are some future ... more

Writing text messages while driving is dangerous.

Grabbing a water bottle while driving.

Driver adjusts the car radio while driving

A woman puts on lipstick while driving her car

A New York Taxi on Times Square

An angry driver behind the wheel

A woman adjusts the air condition in a car.

Mobility Road safety: Distracted driving Using cell phones, eating, or putting on make-up are quite common day-to-day activities. ... more

Mobility Road accidents: The biggest killer of teens Every year, about 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents. One third of ... more

Traffic deaths in Germany have declined since the 1970s. Find out why. / Credits: Allianz

Mobility: Infographics Why traffic deaths have declined in Germany Traffic deaths in Germany have declined since the 1970s. Find out why. more

Accident caused by a senior driver

Blood sugar level check

Older man getting an eye examination

Old man checking medication labels with a magnifying glass

Highway in Beijing at night

Hearing check-up for an elderly person

Elderly lady driving a Trabi on a parade

Seniors sitting in golf carts

Mobility Old age drivers risks As populations grow older, the number of elderly drivers also rises – and so do the risks ... more

Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg takes off with the solar-powered ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility Solar plane steals show in Paris A zero-emissions aircraft powered by solar cells starred at the Paris Air Show ... more

Picture of a plane. Air travel is commonly known as the safest form of transportation. Every year, about two billion people land safely at their destination.

Girl looks out of the window of a train. Trains are generally regarded as the second best transport option in terms of safety. In 2007, more than 300 train passengers died in train accidents.

Picture of a tachometer. Road-traffic accidents cause more injuries and fatalities than accidents with all other transportation means combined. Statistics differ, but 750,000 to 1.2 million people die on the world’s roads every year, 70 percent of which in developing countries alone.

In June 2008, the ferry MV Princess of Stars, on its way from Manila to the Indonesian province of Cebu capsized in a typhoon.

Vietnamese children wearing helmets. For hundreds of millions of people, cycling is a healthy, emission-free way of getting around. Unfortunately, cyclists have a much higher death risk than people driving in cars.

Picture of an accident. In the United States, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every two hours and injured in a traffic accident every eight minutes.

Motorcycle after an accident. Motorcycles are the most vulnerable vehicles on the road and by far the most dangerous way of getting around.

Mobility Facts and figures on transport safety Facts and figures about the seven most important means of transportation. more

Car engines are shrinking as manufacturers squeeze more power for less fuel and emissions out of ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility Small is beautiful as carmakers downsize Less is more with the next generation of 1.0-liter car engines as the auto ... more

Rush hour in Bejing

Car overloaded with kids stuck in traffic

Overpacked roof of a VW van

Old car shells packed on a bus

Tourists on Times Square, New York City

Man on a horse cart with a car shell in the back

People share a motorcart in Vietnam

The trunk of a car packed with groceries

Mobility How to go car-free September 22 is Car Free Day, a worldwide event to promote alternatives to your own car ... more

If this Chinese policeman is hit by a car doing 50km/h he has a 50-50 chance of living. If the car ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility: Interview Road transport: The science of safety Modern societies can do more to make the roads safer, says Fred Wegman, ... more

A trainee climbs a rope ladder costumed as a pirate during an anti-piracy drill aboard a ship at ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility: Interview Piracy at sea: "The risk is still out there" EU countries want to deter pirate attacks by authorizing military air ... more

It provides an outline, essential facts and figures, and insights from Allianz in-house experts ... / Credits: Allianz

Mobility Piracy - an ancient risk with modern faces The study examines critical areas of the current wave of piracy, including ... more

Total losses of ships are on decline. While back in 1910 one ship in every 100 was lost this rate ... / Credits: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofa University / Source of loss data: Lloyd's List Intelligence World Fleet Update

Mobility: Infographics World shipping loss map Total losses of ships are on decline. While back in 1910 one ship in every 100 ... more

A model poses on a motor bike

Truckers playing cards while waiting in a traffic jam

Nigel Mansell driving in a bumper car

Elephants marching in single file

A car drives past a slow sign.

Dogs leaning out a car window

A truck in Somalia piled high with corn.

A bicycle roof rack.

A woman adjusts her car radio.

A woman scrapes ice off her car.

A woman drives a vintage car in America.

Wedding guests ride in a vintage car.

A woman cycles in Washington D.C.

A mechanic checks a car engine.

Mobility Ecodriving Our reliance on Middle Eastern oil is hitting motorists where it hurts. Revolution in ... more

A competitor falls as he speeds down a street during the second German office chair racing ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility: Interview Road safety: Sweden’s vision zero Road accidents are inevitable in a mobile society. Wrong, says Claes Tingvall, ... more

Two cars colliding

Road safety volunteers dressed as zebras are playing with kids at a crossing

A puppet in a wheelchair reminds drivers of the importance of careful driving

Looking out from a car with a broken window pane

A man looking out from a crashed window pane after a traffic accident

Mobility Road safety Road accidents kill thousands of people every year. A few safety tipps could save many ... more