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European Common evaluation methodology for CCAM: Draft handbook available!

A public draft of European common evaluation methodology (EU-CEM) for connected cooperative automated mobility (CCAM) is available for people planning and doing evaluation for and in CCAM projects, but also for project coordinators and proposal evaluators.

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Possible breakthrough for airless tyres in EU project

Reduced material use, noise levels and rolling resistance. Airless tyres could provide such benefits.

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Few, but costly, serious incidents on Norwegian roads

New knowledge about the consequences of landslides and other events on the road network can contribute to more precise cost-benefit analyses.

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John Hultén and Emma Hult will be heading the new innovation programme. Photo: Michael Strömgren

Green light for new innovation programme

ShiftSweden is one of five new innovation programmes that will form part of a ten-year Swedish initiative in the transition to a sustainable society.

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Many construction projects are planned to take place in the Reykjavík Metropolitan Area as part of an agreement known as the Transport Treaty. Photo: Bjarki Jóhannsson

Evaluation and analysis of traffic delays and travel times in the Reykjavík Metropolitan Area

The demand for comprehensive data on delays and travel times within the Reykjavík Metropolitan Area has surged.

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New insights on the feasibility of C-ITS service provision in the Nordic countries

The Nordic countries have developed C-ITS in a series of NordicWay actions, conducting also evaluation to assess the feasibility of C-ITS service provision in the Nordic countries.

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Ida Järlskog, researcher at VTI and project leader for the study “Microplastic emissions from wear of road markings: overview and assessment for Swedish conditions”

Large amounts of microplastics from worn road markings

The wear and tear of road markings is an important source of microplastic emissions. The amounts are difficult to calculate but are estimated to be at the same level as emissions from other significant and already-known sources.

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Report: How care staff and tradesmen travel in their work

A new research study from VTI, funded by AFA Insurance, examines the work environment and safety when tradesmen and care staff travel in their work. The report – the first of its kind in Sweden – contains remarkable results in several areas.

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

Nordic Road and Transport Research – a collaboration between public road
and transport research organisations in the Nordic countries
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