Drive Sweden Talk

People in transport systems

In the second episode of the Drive Sweden Talk podcast, recorded at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, the social aspects of mobility are addressed with Vaike Fors and Karen Vancluysen.

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News from around the world

Smart Mobility’s Next Chapter: It’s All About the Money

It’s easy to focus solely on technology and regulatory challenges when discussing smart mobility. However, every good idea ultimately faces a financial reality. This month, let’s take a closer look at the business case behind deploying smart transportation technology.

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New Program Board

The board of Drive Sweden was elected during the Annual General Meeting held on January 30. New members are Katarina Norén, Swedish Transport Agency, Magnus Granström, SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers and Erik Brälv, Vinnova.

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Project update - new project

STIG - Smart Technology for Innovative data collection and analysis for pedestrian and cycle paths

The pedestrian and cycle path network is crucial for sustainable travel, but many municipalities struggle to effectively identify maintenance needs.

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Coming events

Lunch & Learn: Can mobile phones improve road safety?

The partners in the VIA-Taxi project are 'opening the lid' on the high-quality mobility data they collect in real-time through the data collection hub developed within the project. At this Lunch & Learn, you will learn more about what data can be obtained from the grassroots level and how different industries can use it to increase road safety, efficiency, and reliability. The webinar will be held in Swedish.

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Knowledge sharing

Drive Sweden Forum – Online 2025

The annual digital Drive Sweden Forum, where you get a chance to learn about the results of completed projects within the program and listen to interesting keynotes from the field, was held on January 30.

Project meeting: Secure Small Vehicles

We once again invited projects from the call Secure Small Vehicles to a joint meeting. The purpose is to facilitate exchanges between the projects and share knowledge about safety for small vehicles.

Mikro-Koll: Shared micromobility & public transport

See the recording of the final webinar for the project Micro-Koll: Shared Micromobility & Public Transport – a collaboration project for knowledge and agency! The webinar was held in Swedish.

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External events & calls

Techstars Startup Weekend Gothenburg powered by WirelessCar, 14 March
Join the Techstars Startup Weekend Gothenburg powered by WirelessCar, a 54-hour immersive experience designed to ignite ideas, build connections, and accelerate innovation. Whether you’re a student, aspiring entrepreneur, established startup, or curious professional, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn, connect and build like a startup.

VECS Conference, 18 – 19 March
VECS is one of the largest automotive events in Northern Europe and is held at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. You'll find many of Drive Sweden's partners in the programme and at the end of day 1, programme director Malin Andersson will moderate a discussion on Keys to Future Mobility, Sharing Economy and Sustainable Services.

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CALL: Stockholm Local Transitions (STOLT)
STOLT is a collaborative initiative, financed by Viable Cities via Vinnova and the Swedish Energy Agency, involving businesses, academia, and civil society working towards Stockholm's goal of an emission-free city centre by 2030. Now the project is allocating two million SEK to new or expanded demonstrations. Deadline for application March 20.

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