Author Archives: nradmin

AI helps human experts improve road maintenance

Posted on December 17, 2025 by nradmin
Thomas Lundberg in the driver's seat in VTI's Mobile Research Platform. Photo: Mikael Sönne Traditional road maintenance planning is usually based on procuring specific measures at the lowest possible price. However, when contractors are awarded design, construct and maintain (DCM) contracts...

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New Technologies and Services Modifying the Transport-Land Use Dynamics

Posted on November 7, 2025 by nradmin
Automation, digitalisation, and new mobility services will reshape how we travel and how cities grow. Policies adopted today will determine whether these changes fuel urban sprawl or foster denser, more sustainable development. Modified transport–land use feedback cycle, showing how new...

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VTI’s maritime research is strong – and more to come

Posted on September 3, 2025 by nradmin
More projects, but also broader research and more diverse funding bodies – VTI’s maritime transport research is strong and has made considerable progress in recent years. And there is more to come, promises the researcher who started it all. Inge Vierth, who launched VTI’s maritime...

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New EU project aims to reduce particulate emission

Posted on April 23, 2025 by nradmin
As exhaust emissions decrease due to electrification, the focus on other emissions is increasing. A new EU project – in which VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) plays an important role – is now focusing on reducing particulate emissions from road surfaces, tyres and...

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Replacing car use with cycling in Finland

Posted on April 4, 2025 by nradmin
Croped image of a special bike
It's commonly said that many car trips are short and could be cycled, but how true is this and who does it apply to? We categorised Finnish residents into distinct groups and assessed the amount of car travel that could be cycled in each with national travel survey data. Transport systems across...

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