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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China wants to work with the best – a valuable partnership for VTI

Posted on November 29, 2018 by nradmin

Through the CTS cooperation, VTI is gaining valuable research contacts with China. The country is facing major challenges in the field of road safety but also has enormous potential. CTS stands for China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety and is a collaborative organisation which VTI has...

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More children participate in organized leisure activities

Posted on November 28, 2018 by nradmin

... and they start to participate in organized leisure activities at a younger age. A new study explores changes in children’s play, through changes in participation in three different out-of-home leisure activities during the last decade in Norway as well as the interactions between these...

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Same survey of road users’ attitudes in 50 countries

Posted on November 26, 2018 by nradmin

At the Road Safety on Five Continents Conference, RS5C, a survey of road users' attitudes in 38 countries was presentet. Results show large differences between countries in many areas, both regarding behavior and attitudes. A new survey in 50 countries will be conducted in 2018 and the Swedish...

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ADAS&ME is tackling the interaction between people and technology

Posted on October 18, 2018 by nradmin

ADAS&ME is a major EU project focused on automation, the human condition and  the human environment. The budget is EUR 9.6 million and VTI is the coordinator. ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance System. ADAS&ME in turn is an acronym for “Adaptive ADAS to support incapacitated...

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EU project protects cyclists and pedestrians

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nradmin

According to the World Health Organisation, more than one quarter of road traffic fatalities in 2010 were pedestrians and cyclists. Every year, about 335,000 unprotected road users die because of traffic accidents, which shows the scale of the problem. The EU project Prospect intends to reduce...

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