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Major challenges for international freight transport during the pandemic
Posted on December 20, 2022 by nradmin
Reduced capacity, major delays and cost increases for international freight transport, but little change in transport volumes related to Norwegian foreign trade. This is the main findings in one of two new TØI reports which examines how the Corona pandemic affected freight transport in Norway...
VTI develops models for crash tests of both women and men
The aim is to be able to evaluate the protection provided by car seats in the event of a collision – and that it applies to everyone, regardless of gender. This is not the case today. Researchers at VTI and Chalmers have therefore developed two seat evaluation tools that correspond to a female...
Emphasis on road safety at RS5C
RS5C stands for Road Safety on Five Continents and is VTI's international conference focusing on road safety. This conference is aimed at researchers, authorities and other stakeholders, and its objective is to share and create cooperation on research results in the field of transport and road...
Finnish results from the European Baseline project for the alcohol, speed, and post-crash care KPIs
The European Baseline project aimed to develop and harmonise the methodology for collecting a set of key performance indicators concerning traffic safety in Europe. Finland was one of the 19 EU member states involved in the project. As part of the project, Finland collected and reported the...
VTI involved in developing ITF's global road safety guide
Posted on December 8, 2022 by nradmin
A Vision Zero-inspired safe road system for the entire world, also referred to as a Safe System. That's the aim of a guide from the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the World Bank. VTI participated in production of the report, published this summer. "It has been a long process involving...
Impact of 'Fit for 55' on maritime transport costs
The National Institute for Economic Research has given VTI the assignment of estimating the impact of Fit for 55 (the EU's climate policy package) on shipping. The project includes Senior Analyst Inge Vierth, Researcher Axel Merkel, Analyst Joar Lind and research assistants Karin Ek and Emma...
A combined mobility sector meets in Oslo at the Mobility 2023 conference
On 27 and 28 March 2023, a combined mobility sector is organizing Norway's largest research-based conference on transport and mobility in Oslo. We live in a time of tough climate targets, energy challenges and an ongoing war in Europe, which largely affect the transport sector. Changes and new...
Board games help improve self-driving buses
Posted on November 23, 2022 by nradmin
Serious Games are games created primarily for a purpose other than entertainment. The CATAPULT research project uses board games and maps to rethink self-driving vehicles and the future of public transport. The games provide interesting insights, according to the first Swedish test participants...
Literature study on practical impacts of driving automation on traffic flow efficiency and emissions
Posted on September 26, 2022 by nradmin
Marketing and media have raised high expectations towards automated vehicles lowering road traffic emissions and improving efficiency, in addition to safety benefits. However, there is little evidence yet exists to support these claims, as found in a recent literature study. Kehä 3 - E18,...
Vulnerable road users involved in accidents and their injuries
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has conducted a comparative study on vulnerable road users, their involvement in accidents and injury outcomes. The risk of serious injury was greatest for pedestrians, especially older women. Other vulnerable groups were young male...
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Nordic wants to highlight
Transportportal.se – Swedish Transport Research Portal – Website which contains several databases with information about transport research and a conference diary.
No. 3 2022
Nordic Road & Transport Research is a collaboration between public road and transport research organisations in the Nordic countries. The main objective of the website is to disseminate re­search results and news from the institutions, especially to researchers and decision makers. Each institution is responsible for the selection and presentation of the material from its own scope of activities.
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Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA)
Institute of Transport Economics (TØI), Norway
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