Author Archives: nradmin

Several actors collaborating on HCT vehicles

Posted on February 22, 2019 by nradmin
The increasing amount of freight, congestion on the roads and environmental emissions are problems that high capacity vehicles, HCT vehicles, can contribute to solving. August 2018 saw the commencement of the two-year project “Performance based standards for HCT in Sweden II” (PBS II). The...

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ITS and C-ITS online training

Posted on December 4, 2018 by nradmin
The CAPITAL project has developed an online training platform on Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and Cooperative ITS (C-ITS). The platform includes ten courses on different topics. In addition to the online training, the project organizes face-to-face trainings to engage stakeholders in the...

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Samkost 3: Swedish report regarding government commission on the costs of traffic to society has been submitted

Posted on December 4, 2018 by nradmin
Since 2013, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has had several government commissions to produce documentation on the costs to society caused by traffic. On 1 November 2018, the agency reported its latest commission, SAMKOST 3. The commission comprised all types of...

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VTI participated in conference on electric roads

Posted on December 3, 2018 by nradmin
Systems with electrified roads are a relatively new concept and many projects have been launched in recent years. To stimulate the transfer of knowledge and collaboration, the Research and Innovation Platform for Electric Roads arranged its second International Conference on Electric Road Systems...

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How will social trends impact transport?

Posted on November 30, 2018 by nradmin
A new report focuses on identifying trends that can cause radical change in the relationship between the transport system and society. This report has been written as part of the preliminary work for the Norwegian National Transport Plan 2022 – 2033. Digitalisation and increased awareness of...

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