Stress while driving: an underestimated risk factor

Stress is an integral part of our lives. Even if we learn to manage and cope with it, its effects persist, influencing our behaviour and therefore our safety. Long overlooked, stress is a real risk factor when driving. Driver training is therefore not just about teaching rules or trajectories: it is also about preparing drivers…

Does the simulator allow you to correct your mistakes?

Driving requires learning, vigilance, and constant reflexes. If any of these qualities are lacking, mistakes happen. Human error is part of every driver’s journey, whether novice or experienced. But what happens when a bad habit becomes second nature? Can we really correct our mistakes? At Develter Innovation, we are convinced that we can, especially with the…

Alive: when art brings visibility to road accident victims

On September 13, artist JR unveiled a monumental work on the Pont d’Iéna bridge, near the Eiffel Tower. Entitled “Alive,” it brought together more than 1,300 black-and-white portraits of relatives of road accident victims. This temporary installation was created with the support of the Antoine Alléno Association. Giving a voice to the invisible Throughout the…

« The simulator allows the driver to become aware of their own automatisms »

Stéphane Hervé, internal trainer at Transdev, shares his field experience with the Develter Innovation simulators used in mandatory training on passenger transport. Can you introduce yourself in a few words? I am an internal trainer within the Transdev group. In France, we have more than 22,000 drivers and operate about 16,000 vehicles. As a trainer,…

Why is the simulator the best educational training tool?

Every driver is likely to be involved, at any moment, in a serious road accident or near-fatal accident. Fortunately, this type of event remains rare, but it is potentially always likely to occur. It will then be necessary to be particularly efficient and have a bit of success to avoid it. One should, like an…