Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

195 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 02 OUR SOCIETAL COMMITMENT GROUPE RENAULT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 23, 2021 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION operational safety; P general product safety; P regulatory compliance (technical and Highway code); P compliance with the European Statement of Principles on P Human-Machine Interface; development of international norms and standards; P definition of possible applications for connectivity and automation P services compatible with planned or foreseeable usage, including any potential distractions; compliance with the laws on personal data records; P The goal is to demonstrate this safety through six types of testing, to test and validate the performance and safety of the services and associated technical solutions: basic operational tests using test facilities and simulations; P operational tests on test tracks; P operational tests on open roads with escort vehicles; P service tests on authorized open roads; P “large-scale” service tests on authorized open roads; P pre-commercialization pilot tests. P The connected vehicle has already been rolled-out as part of the collaborative SCOOP@F project. Partially automated vehicles with simple initial cases of use have taken their place in the Renault range. General product safety 2.3.2.3 In terms of general product safety, Renault has defined a general policy to be followed, based on: a reference database of customer events considered by Renault to P be potentially safety-related. These events are addressed systematically during visits to dealerships or, by a recall. This system is updated regularly; a structure with general product safety representatives in each of P the large entities involved in product safety, under the authority of an Expert Leader ; the creation of safety documentation for each project P (demonstration of safety risk control documentation), covering engineering, manufacture, sales and after-sales. It is created and validated according to specific rules and processes and signed by the Chief Engineer of the relevant project and by the Renault Expert Leader in product operational safety and overall safety; the establishment and introduction of training/awareness-raising P sessions for relevant Renault employees. Plants that are transforming 2.3.3 With 38 plants worldwide, Groupe Renault has an industrial system resolutely anchored in the future, ready to respond to the new challenges of the automotive sector and to customer expectations. New occupations, new know-how, new tools… The 4.0 revolution is the driver for a connected, agile and competitive plant, which places humans, i.e. , all company employees, at the heart of the system. In this new world, our aim is to ensure the satisfaction of our customers by manufacturing and delivering quality vehicles within the time frames announced to customers. Plant competitiveness and employee well-being are two major focuses of Industry 4.0 within Groupe Renault. Digital transformation 2.3.3.1 The automotive sector is undergoing rapid change with the ramp-up of electric vehicles, the arrival of the autonomous and connected vehicle, customization, etc . To meet this revolution, the automotive industry must adapt to ensure the reliability and full traceability of its production. Groupe Renault has chosen to digitalize its industrial system to support employees, manufacture connected, customized vehicles and reinforce the customer’s place in the plant. Through this approach, the Company has two aims: guarantee vehicle quality and the competitiveness of its plants. A wide variety of digital and mobile tools are used to simplify the daily life of employees, enabling them to do their work, learn about the life of the company or carry out daily tasks under the best possible conditions: real-time monitoring of plants and the supply chain makes the P production tool even more efficient; technologies are used to ensure total traceability of parts and P significantly accelerate logistics flows; numerous innovations are implemented in production engineering, P from digital design to prototyping and digital project reviews, in order to set up a flexible industrial system with controlled costs. Men and women at the heart of 2.3.3.2 Groupe Renault’s plants The manufacturing teams include over 115,000 employees worldwide. More agile, more reactive and trained in new technologies, employees focus on the highest-value added interventions and take advantage of these innovations to be relieved of certain operations. They exercise fewer arduous tasks, with these gradually being removed.