Author Archives: nradmin

Board games help improve self-driving buses

Posted on November 23, 2022 by nradmin
Serious Games are games created primarily for a purpose other than entertainment. The CATAPULT research project uses board games and maps to rethink self-driving vehicles and the future of public transport. The games provide interesting insights, according to the first Swedish test participants...

Read more
Posted in Intelligent Transport Systems, Passenger Transport, Traffic and Traffic Control | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Board games help improve self-driving buses

Literature study on practical impacts of driving automation on traffic flow efficiency and emissions

Posted on September 26, 2022 by nradmin
Marketing and media have raised high expectations towards automated vehicles lowering road traffic emissions and improving efficiency, in addition to safety benefits. However, there is little evidence yet exists to support these claims, as found in a recent literature study. Kehä 3 - E18,...

Read more
Posted in Intelligent Transport Systems, Traffic and Traffic Control | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Literature study on practical impacts of driving automation on traffic flow efficiency and emissions

Vulnerable road users involved in accidents and their injuries

Posted on September 22, 2022 by nradmin
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has conducted a comparative study on vulnerable road users, their involvement in accidents and injury outcomes. The risk of serious injury was greatest for pedestrians, especially older women. Other vulnerable groups were young male...

Read more
Posted in Cycling, Safety | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Vulnerable road users involved in accidents and their injuries

The Norwegian charging market for electric cars is chaotic and not very user friendly

Posted on September 21, 2022 by nradmin
The market for electric car charging is characterized by low profitability due to large start-up investments, a complicated system of actors and poor user experiences. The charging market for electric cars is growing rapidly and include many interesting business models, which hopefully can help...

Read more
Posted in Energy and Fuel, Vehicles | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Norwegian charging market for electric cars is chaotic and not very user friendly

Knowledge gaps and new Big Data innovation sources in freight and logistics

Posted on September 20, 2022 by nradmin
The freight and logistics sector experiences a period of great transformation as new technological options such as zero emission vehicles become reality and the digitalization of services proceeds. Proper policies are required to guide and support the transition in an optimal manner. Two reports...

Read more
Posted in Freight Transport | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Knowledge gaps and new Big Data innovation sources in freight and logistics