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The EU-project i-MASTER will explore if AI and machine learning can be used in maritime education and training. Photo: Maren Winter/Mostphotos.com

Multiple new EU projects underway

A total of seven applications from the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) have been granted by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Grant applications from VTI have enjoyed a high success rate. Of 17 applications submitted to two call rounds, seven have been granted, six within Cluster 5: Climate, Energy & Mobility.

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Photo: David Fuentes Prieto/Shutterstock

Norwegian online shoppers positive to environmentally friendly home delivery

Norwegian customers want and are willing to pay for environmentally friendly home delivery, but not if the price or delivery time increase.

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According to Håkan Carlsson, VTI, a common misconception is that the stress on the runway is greatest while an aircraft is landing, but instead, stress is highest when an aircraft taxies to the starting point and when it starts. Photo: Hejdlösa Bilder/VTI.

VTI’s measurements make airfields safe

Håkan Carlsson is the laboratory manager for measurement technology and workshop at VTI. When VTI is commissioned to measure airfield bearing capacity, it is always Håkan who is called upon to carry out the work.

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Nordic cooperation for increased circularity of textiles

A Nordic collaborative project, SATIN (Towards a sustainable circular system of textiles in the Nordic region), aims to create conditions for the increased circularity of textiles in the Nordics.

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Parcel lockers reduce car use related to pick-up of goods

Package lockers provide more climate-friendly distribution than home delivery and pick-up in stores and kiosks.

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The study is funded by the Swedish Transport Administration and the Swedish Construction Industry Development Fund (SBUF). Photo: Hejdlösa Bilder/VTI

The risk of road accidents increases as more and more roads become polished

In recent years, there have been a number of serious road accidents due to motorists skidding off the road. The reason is believed to be that the country’s roads are becoming increasingly smooth. VTI has investigated the cause of the problem in a pilot study. New designs of studded tyres, a rise in the use of friction tyres (winter tyres without studs), and increased traffic are just a few interconnected factors that may have an impact.

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Transportportal.se - Swedish Transport Research Portal
Website which contains several databases with information about transport research and a conference diary.

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