FIA World Council for Car Mobility and Tourism Opinions Six Months of Progress for Protected and Sustainable Mobility and Tourism in 2026
Members of the FIA World Council for Car Mobility and Tourism (WCAMT) returned to Macau to evaluation six months of progress on key initiatives advancing highway security, sustainability and world journey, and set their priorities for the remainder of the 12 months.
The WCAMT’s first assembly of 2026 highlighted the FIA’s continued dedication to safer, extra sustainable and extra inexpensive mobility worldwide via collaboration with its Member Golf equipment and worldwide companions.
Driving highway security at scale
The assembly opened with an replace on the continued progress of the FIA Protected Mobility 4 All and 4 Life (SM4A4L) programme, developed in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Coaching and Analysis (UNITAR) and supported by the FIA Basis.
Following the profitable introduction of SM4A4L within the Americas (FIA Areas III and IV) and Asia-Pacific (FIA Area II), 2026 has seen the enlargement of the programme into FIA Area I COFO (Jap and Central Europe), the FIA Area I MENA Mobility Council (Center East and North Africa) and the FIA Area I African Council of Touring and Car Golf equipment (ACTA) subdivisions, demonstrating the FIA’s dedication to advancing highway security worldwide.
The FIA Highway Security Index (FIA RSI) continues to supply organisations with an evidence-based framework to handle their highway security footprint. In latest months, 29 organisations throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia have acquired an FIA score via the FIA RSI.
Serving to organisations measure and benchmark driver threat on the particular person stage, World Council members had been up to date on the newest developments for the AI-powered FIA Driver Security Index, which is now being adopted by FIA Member Golf equipment and piloted with Equans Belux.
Supporting innovation and Member improvement
To proceed innovation and improvement globally, the WCAMT was knowledgeable on the 13 new tasks, that are receiving assist via the FIA Protected and Sustainable Mobility Grants Programme this 12 months, masking coverage analysis, city highway security and two-wheeler advocacy.
The WCAMT acquired updates on quite a few initiatives, supported by the Mobility Providers Fee, designed to assist FIA Member Golf equipment develop new companies and strengthen their native impression. A key initiative included developments in drone coaching companies, constructing on the mannequin from FIA Member Membership, ACA Andorra, creating new enterprise alternatives for Golf equipment worldwide.
And to showcase Member Membership tasks, the FIA Innovation Problem launched its third version. For the reason that first version in 2024, a file variety of 65 tasks have been submitted this 12 months, demonstrating the depth of modern experience throughout the 4 FIA Mobility Areas.
Advancing sustainable mobility
The FIA has continued to strengthen sustainability assist for Member Golf equipment via sensible instruments, coaching and knowledge-sharing alternatives. The Sustainability Champions Community will assist join experience throughout the community, whereas the Environmental Accreditation Programme continues to supply a recognised framework for measuring and bettering environmental efficiency.
A significant milestone for 2026 is the launch of the brand new season of the FIA Sustainable Innovation Sequence, hosted alongside FIA Championships to carry collectively specialists throughout numerous industries to debate the options aiming to speed up sustainable innovation in motor sport and mobility.
Supporting journey throughout borders
Members reviewed developments in journey and tourism companies, together with ongoing discussions with the UN on amendments to the 1968 Vienna Conference on Highway Site visitors to outline Worldwide Driving Permits (IDPs). In the meantime, the digitisation of the Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD), is bettering entry for highway customers to one of many FIA’s flagship worldwide mobility companies. As of June 2026, 88,118 CPDs have been distributed, a rise of over 48,000 in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
Worldwide Collaboration
With assist from technical specialists throughout the FIA and guided by the FIA Mobility Coverage Fee the FIA has continued to work carefully with United Nations our bodies together with the UNECE. The FIA has engaged on key points starting from highway security and entry to automobile information to the newest draft rules on automated driving programs. The FIA additionally engaged with Authorities Customs specialists on the problem of border crossing for Historic Automobiles.
By way of these collaborations, the FIA helps to make sure that the views of shoppers and Member Golf equipment are mirrored within the improvement of future transport insurance policies and requirements worldwide.
Preserving motoring heritage
The FIA Worldwide Historic Fee (CHI) continues to advertise and defend motoring heritage via engagement with FIA Member Golf equipment worldwide. This 12 months the CHI has expanded its world museums community with 25 historic automobile museums becoming a member of from Europe and America, superior work on the FIA Historic Automobile Register and launched new working teams centered on youth engagement and sustainable fuels.
H.E. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA mentioned: “The FIA’s energy comes from its world community of Member Golf equipment and their capability to show concepts into motion for his or her communities.
I’ve seen inspiring initiatives carried out in each area world wide and it continues to encourage our complete neighborhood and ship lasting change. Over the previous 12 months, along with our Members, we’ve expanded programmes that save lives, assist innovation and assist form the way forward for mobility, delivering options for highway customers world wide.”
Tim Shearman, FIA Deputy President for Car Mobility and Tourism mentioned: “All through this 12 months, we’ve labored onerous to carry sensible options to our Member Golf equipment as we proceed to reply and adapt to the ever-evolving mobility panorama.
As we glance forward, we should proceed collaborating with specialists throughout our community to construct on this momentum and meet the varied wants of highway customers worldwide.”
Willem Groenewald, FIA Secretary Common for Mobility, Sustainability and Tourism mentioned: “The breadth of initiatives mentioned by the World Council displays the progress being made throughout the FIA Community to drive safer, extra sustainable and extra inexpensive mobility for everybody.
It’s significantly necessary to notice that sustainability is not a standalone initiative, it’s changing into embedded throughout the work of our Member Golf equipment. Programmes just like the FIA Sustainable Innovation Sequence are bringing these conversations to the top of motor sport, and offering a platform for specialists within the FIA and past to speed up progress in sustainable mobility options from the observe to the highway.”
