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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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Free bus service has not resulted in increased passenger numbers

Posted on November 12, 2024 by nradmin
Since 2019, Rogaland has experienced significant growth in bus traffic, but a period of free public transport for residents in Stavanger has not had a long-term effect on demand. Photo: shutterstock.com This is revealed in a recent TØI-report, where researchers analyzed the factors behind...

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Remote-controlled train tested on Sweden’s oldest narrow gauge railway

Posted on October 22, 2024 by nradmin
Project leader and VTI researcher Tomas Rosberg just before field testing in Vadstena kicked off. Photo: Mikael Sönne The train of the future on a 150-year-old railway. A research platform built by students at Linköping University. A multi-partner international collaboration led by VTI. Yes,...

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New research platform for better roads – and more

Posted on September 25, 2024 by nradmin
VTI Mobile Research Platform, MRP, is one of the world's most advanced measuring vehicles, which will enable safer traffic and more sustainable transport in the future. It can also be used for completely different tasks. VTI Mobile Research Platform. Photo: VTI. The new research platform...

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Safety impact of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Europe

Posted on March 19, 2024 by nradmin
As of July 2022, multiple ADAS have become mandatory for all new vehicle models within the EU. A Master’s thesis carried out at VTT has assessed the potential impact of these systems on traffic safety in the region. The study is particularly focused on projections for the year 2030, aligning...

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ROADVIEW – autonomous vehicles in extreme weather

Posted on January 16, 2024 by nradmin
Getting autonomous vehicles to work properly in sunny and dry weather is difficult enough. Add heavy rain, high winds and dense fog and the task becomes even more difficult. The ROADVIEW project is about just that – autonomous vehicles in extreme weather. Chamber where artificial fog is used...

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Building bridges faster

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nradmin
A new connection between a precast abutment wall and a cast-in-place foundation was developed for rapid construction of bridge abutments. The connection was developed at the University of Iceland with assistance provided by structural designers, a precast concrete fabricator, and the Icelandic...

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Norway in the driver’s seat of bus safety

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nradmin
A separate European standard for crash safety in buses should be developed, according to TØI researchers in a new report.  Photo: Shutterstock That's one of the recommendations in a recent TØI report on driver and road safety in Europe and Norway, which was presented at Europe's largest...

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Speed effects of automatic enforcement on urban streets

Posted on September 12, 2023 by nradmin
A recent study evaluated the effects on driving speed of automatic speed enforcement on the street network in Helsinki.  Installing automatic enforcement reduced speeding and in particular the proportion of excessive speeding. There was also a reduction in the proportion of speeding overall...

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