Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RENAULT: A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 24, 2020

GROUPE RENAULT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Rouen Normandy Autonomous Lab in 2019 The goal is to test and develop an on-demand driverless transportation service that still has human supervision. Autonomous vehicles can carry passengers along verified routes, on which connected equipment communicates with the fleet at key points such as roundabouts, traffic lights and crosswalks. Groupe Renault and Transdev have equipped the vehicles with cameras, laser scanners (LiDAR), a differential GPS system and HD mapping that guarantees a 360° view and precise localization. Vehicles create a real-time 3D representation of their environment, which allows them to detect, localize and identify moving and immobile objects around them and thereby take the best decisions. Seventeen stopping points were recorded through sensors strategically positioned on the infrastructure along the route. Several additional lines of research focus on this connected vehicle theme, and their aim is to develop intelligent systems that, for example, allow driver preferences and emotions to be taken into account when making suggestions concerning the route or environment, or allow drivers to participate in the extended perception of autonomous vehicle through giving information about the environment. This thinking guided the establishment of the very first FOTs in 2018 in Rouen, followed by Saclay. This same thinking will govern the extension of these FOTs in 2019/2020, with the constant aim of tackling complementary aspects (suburban vs. urban journeys, traffic lights recognized by camera vs. connected lights, etc.) and add to our field of action (crossings, roundabouts, stop signs, etc.). On May 15, 2019, the Paris Saclay Autonomous Lab was inaugurated with three vehicles: The purpose of the Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab is to invent and test various services for smarter, autonomous electric public and private mobility, in addition to the transport offers available in the Paris-Saclay region. This involves implementing and testing a complete autonomous transport system consisting of autonomous vehicles, a supervision system, a connected infrastructure and customer applications in order to define the conditions for the roll-out of an autonomous mobility service on a larger scale. This experiment will be gradually opened up to a panel of users with autonomous and electric vehicles, namely three Renault ZOE Cab prototypes and a Transdev-Lohr i-Cristal shuttle bus. Groupe Renault, the Transdev Group, SystemX IRT, VEDECOM and the University of Paris-Saclay are behind the Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab project launched under the name EVAPS (Eco-Mobility by Autonomous Vehicle in the Paris-Saclay Region). The project receives support from ADEME’s Investissements d’Avenir de l’Etat and from the Paris-Saclay Public Planning Institute, the Urban Community of Paris-Saclay, the Department of Essonne and Ile-de-France Mobilités. ZOE Cab; P EZ POD; P I-Cristal. P

Simulation tools for autonomous vehicles ELID 2 : exploring new uses for autonomous vehicles To invent the cockpits of the autonomous vehicles of the future, Renault has been using a new research tool: ELID 2 (Experience Life in Delegation), an innovative, customizable demonstrator. Based on the design of an ESPACE V cockpit, ELID 2 looks like the front part of a vehicle and is coupled with a simulator to represent an autonomous driving situation. Everything has been designed so that while in the demo car, the driver or front-seat passenger feels like he/she is in a self-driving vehicle on the road and can perform normal activities in the car. This means that if the driver wants to relax and watch a movie, the seat can recline and a screen rise from the dashboard. They can also share their film with the passenger or choose other activities such as writing emails or surfing the Internet. ELID 2 can be fully customized. All of its features (dashboard, screens, steering wheel, seats, etc.) can be changed easily. The demo model will thus be able to evolve over the next few years and take into account new areas of research or technological development. This research tool is used by ergonomists to test cockpit solutions and study the behavior of occupants during the main phases of autonomous driving: activation of autonomous mode, autonomous driving, and resumption of manual driving. The Renault R-NEST project (Renault Research Tool for NEuroscience STudies) was developed by the Groupe Renault Research department as a neurophysiology research tool and demo model for these types of system. The purpose of this research is to help reduce accidents caused by driving fatigue. The demo model consists of a static driving module. It has two cameras (3D and 2D) that capture and record driver reactions and measure a large amount of data (heart rate, head position and movement, etc.). Analysis of these parameters makes it possible to determine the driver’s overall condition, by recognizing his or her state of alertness, for example. If hypovigilance is detected, Renault R-NEST acts to protect driver and user safety whether or not the car is in motion by offering reactivation or relaxation scenarios. For example, “binaural stimulation” is studied in this context. This consists of applying slightly different auditory frequencies to each ear; the brain perceives this difference and is stimulated in function. For example, when driving, the system will inform the driver and offer him or her countermeasures such as music containing “infrasounds”, which have the effect of reactivating concentration, giving the driver time to park safely in a parking lot and thus avoid an accident by falling asleep at the wheel. The aim is to determine the effectiveness of these methods, which are still at a very early stage (research), to decide whether or not to continue to the R&D phase. The benefits could be physiological (the brain is more “awake”), behavioral (subject reaction rates are higher) and subjective (the driver feels less tired). Renault R-NEST: using stimulation to fight hypovigilance at the wheel

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