AA Research Foundation

The AA Research Foundation (the Foundation) was established in 2011 as a dedicated way for the New Zealand Automobile Association (the NZAA) to invest more into road safety research that can improve transport in New Zealand. In 2023, the scope of the Foundation was broadened to include sustainable mobility research.

To date, nearly $4 million has been invested into mobility research.

This body of work has helped to prevent drink driving by encouraging more use of alcohol interlocks, shed more light on the causes of crashes, quantify the safety benefits of new roads, and uncover opportunities to improve NZ’s driver licencing system.