More fast chargers are needed to ensure efficient charging for a growing number of electric vehicles

Posted on May 22, 2019 by nradmin

Researchers has analyzed actual use of fast chargers. Analysis of actual use of fast chargers in two charging infrastructure operator networks reveals a large spread in achieved charge power between users, seasons, vehicles and locations. The actual use of fast chargers in Norway has not been...

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How vehicles can avoid accidents on newly paved roads

Posted on May 14, 2019 by nradmin

Friction is an important property for road safety. VTI has investigated how roads change in the first few weeks after surfacing work has been completed. Researchers recommend posting warning signs when the road is opened and waiting at least three weeks to measure the friction of the road. A few...

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VTI contributes to study on older drivers and accidents

Posted on May 8, 2019 by nradmin

On behalf of and in collaboration with the Swedish Transport Agency, VTI has carried out a study of older drivers and the link between illness and traffic accidents. The Transport Agency has now published the results. The issue of periodic medical screening for older drivers does not need to be...

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VTI’s simulators are being used for emergency vehicles 

Posted on March 11, 2019 by nradmin

Better accessibility and shorter response times for emergency vehicles – this is something that standardised, directed, traffic messages, transmitted over the 5G network can contribute. Within the EU project Nordic Way 2, a functioning prototype of such a service is being developed. This is being...

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Experiences from automated enforcement in urban areas

Posted on March 8, 2019 by nradmin

Enforcement on the Finnish street network is facilitated by the police force’s latest surveillance equipment, which is better suited to urban environments. Speed control and combined speed and red light enforcement seem to improve road safety on the street network. Red-light enforcement alone is...

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Modal shift – a way to achieve the environmental objectives

Posted on March 8, 2019 by nradmin

Shifting freight transports from road to rail and water can contribute to achieving the Swedish environmental and climate objectives by 2030. How this could be done is something that researchers from VTI and Gothenburg University are investigating within the three-year project Mosel, which stands...

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Business ecosystem of vehicular road condition information

Posted on March 6, 2019 by nradmin

In the WiRMa- (Industrial Internet Applications in Winter Road Maintenance) project, new vehicular road condition data observation methods are tested and studied. Such novel innovations and services require working business models and commitment of the business actors. A recent master’s thesis...

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Effects of Low Emission Zones in European cities

Posted on March 5, 2019 by nradmin

Most Low Emission Zones have been implemented because the cities did not comply with the EU Limit Values for local air quality. In a new report, researchers at TOI investigate regulations for and enforcement of European Low Emission Zones (LEZs) and evaluate the effect of LEZs on local air...

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VTI in research programme Triple F (Fossil Free Freight)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by nradmin

VTI is part of the consortium that has been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration to conduct a research programme with focus on fossil free freight transports. The programme, called Triple F, will run for 12 years. Part of the programme is targeted at policy instruments. The...

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Safety culture as a regulatory tool in transport

Posted on February 25, 2019 by nradmin

Researchers at TØI have examined how the concept of safety culture is practiced in different transport sectors in Sweden. The Swedish Transport Agency has defined safety culture as part of the regulatory strategy. This involves focusing on safety culture in audits (through a 28-point checklist)...

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