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Astrid Linder and the SET50F crash test dummy. Photo: Hejdlösa bilder/VTI

First female crash test dummy displayed at VTI

Here they are. The world’s first average-sized female crash test dummy. And Professor Astrid Linder, a world-leading road safety researcher who spent 20 years developing the dummy. The objective is for women to have the same protection as men in a collision.

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Zipcar carsharing vehicle in Iceland. Photo: Zipcar Facebookpage/Hafnarfjordur Municipality

Positive results of carsharing setup in Iceland

Travel studies and research have shown that private car ownership has a major influence on the use of public transportation and impacts our everyday travel pattern.

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EU project on AI and machine learning

The project will investigate how AI-driven intelligent tutoring and learning systems can integrate data generated from physical and virtual simulators as well as through so-called, eye-tracking systems

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Politics and not knowledge are often decisive for political decisions among Norwegian top politicians

Investigation for investigation’s sake? Considerations other than the academic knowledge top politicians themselves have commissioned are decisive for political decisions, particularly in the transport sector, reveals a new study.

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Málmeyjarviti Lighthouse on the Island Málmey in Skagafjörður.

Greener Lighthouses

Look at more environmentally friendly energy backup power solutions for Iceland´s lighthouses. The practicality of fuel cell solutions was specifically examined, but this research also investigated wind turbine utilization.

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Speed effects of automatic enforcement on urban streets

A recent study evaluated the effects on driving speed of automatic speed enforcement on the street network in Helsinki.

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Picture from the crash test. Photo: Jan Wenäll/VTI

VTI has tested vehicle barriers for the Norwegian government

At the request of the Norwegian government, VTI has conducted crash-tests with barriers that are designed to protect against hostile vehicle attacks.

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Report: Variable speed limits only have benefits

A variable speed limit trial has shown a number of benefits – and actually no disadvantages. “This method should be used more,” says the researcher responsible for the project.

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Parking regulations are essential to limit car use in cities and towns

Political anchoring, up-to-date knowledge and precise communication with all involved parties are crucial for ensuring a comprehensive parking policy in Norwegian municipalities.

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