The VINCI Autoroutes Foundation continued its efforts throughout the year to raise awareness about responsible driving, organising a total of 147 action days. In particular, it launched a campaign warning about the risks of nitrous oxide misuse, the cause behind a growing number of accidents. To support this campaign, the Foundation published the results of an Ipsos survey, revealing that 10% of under-35s had already inhaled nitrous oxide while out with friends, half of whom had done so when driving. The Foundation launched a video to heighten public consciousness of the serious and sometimes irreversible damage the substance can cause, deploying an awareness campaign across eight service areas along the VINCI Autoroutes network, in collaboration with an organisation working to prevent and deal with cases of nitrous oxide poisoning.
In parallel to awareness-raising initiatives, innovation is also an effective way to improve the safety of people working on roads. Developed in collaboration with the subsidiary Cyclope.ai, the PatrolCare system combines artificial intelligence and smart cameras mounted on response vehicles to create a virtual safety lane behind the vehicle when stationary. The images are analysed in real time by artificial intelligence, which can detect the trajectory of any potentially dangerous vehicles. As soon as a vehicle enters the safe zone, an alarm is triggered to warn the personnel working on the road and signal to the person driving the dangerous vehicle to correct their trajectory. More than 100 VINCI Autoroutes vans are now equipped with this system, which was presented at the 2025 International Repair and Towing Exhibition.
Set up by VINCI Autoroutes in 2022, the École des Métiers de l’Autoroute (EMA) – the only academic institution in France specialised in training the next generation of motorway surveillance, maintenance and assistance professionals – reached the milestone of 2,000 graduates. Based in Brive-la-Gaillarde (central France), the school provides initial training and continuous learning programmes for company employees. The EMA also works closely with people in road professions – such as emergency services, breakdown mechanics and public works companies – to train them in staying safe while working on the road.
Motorway workers operate all year round to close off lanes to traffic and keep worksites safe.
The École des Métiers de l’Autoroute continues to expand and has reached an important milestone, having trained 2,000 graduates since its creation in 2022.