European Mobility as a Service Roadmap 2025

Posted on May 24, 2017 by nradmin

The MAASiFiE project (Mobility As A Service For Linking Europe, 2015-2017) funded by CEDR aimed at identifying and analysing MaaS business models and service combinations. Also impact assessment and technological aspects of MaaS were studied. The main expected result was the Roadmap 2025 for MaaS...

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Firefighters’ preparedness for electrical vehicles

Posted on May 23, 2017 by nradmin

A case study from The Swedish National Road and Transport Research institute (VTI) presents a social perspective on new vehicle technology. It explores the self-reported preparedness of the fire departments (i.e., rescue services) and municipal officials’  in Sweden’s three largest cities...

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Environmental impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Nordic traffic conditions

Posted on May 22, 2017 by nradmin

Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles provide substantial environmental advantages compared with comparable Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles. Two Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles energy consumption, CO2-emission and locally polluting emissions were tested in VTT’s emission laboratory in Finland, at +23°C and...

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Virtual pedestrians create efficient stations

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nradmin

If more people are to choose sustainable travel, then the public transport stations of the future must be designed so that pedestrians can get where they are going quickly, without congestion or queues. The Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) is developing methods for simulating how...

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Road dust sampling equipment exported

Posted on March 18, 2017 by nradmin

The ability to sample and analyse road dust amounts and properties is vital to the effort to reduce levels of hazardous particles in our ambient air. The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has been performing such sampling for many years using the wet dust sampler (WDS),...

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Emissions from vehicles with Euro VI/6-technology

Posted on February 23, 2017 by nradmin

Modern gasoline-fueled personal cars with direct-injection technology exhibiting high emissions of nitrogen oxides  in new laboratory tests. Researchers at Institute of Transport Economics in Norway (TØI) and VTT in Finland have tested various vehicles by applying test-cycles which represent...

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Loss of field of vision need not mean reduced driving ability

Posted on February 23, 2017 by nradmin

The Swedish Transport Agency has tasked the National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) with developing a simulator-based test method for assessing driving ability in individuals with loss of field of vision. In a newly published report, the researchers describe the approved method, which...

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How can high levels of particles in tunnels be reduced?

Posted on February 23, 2017 by nradmin

A new study from the National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) demonstrates that older types of trains produce more particulate emissions in railroad tunnels than do newer ones. Dust binding, improved paving, and reduced studded tyre use could reduce coarse particle levels in road...

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Nordic capitals are prioritising pedestrians

Posted on February 22, 2017 by nradmin

Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen are all working strategically with pedestrian prioritising and urban life. Car free city centres are high on the political agenda in many Nordic cities and in a range of European countries. New policy measures are applied and in many cases, significant increases...

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Mobile phones in cars: how extensive is their use?

Posted on February 22, 2017 by nradmin

There are many views and assertions regarding mobile phone use while driving. Researchers at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) are conducting a study to gain more knowledge of this issue. The purpose of the study is to objectively investigate how people are...

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