About the LIMA project
The project was part of the Swedish Government’s innovation partnership program, “The next generation’s travel and transport” and is funded in part by Vinnova, Sweden's innovation agency, through Drive Sweden. The project developed and tested a smart, shared mobility service at a selected pilot group of who work at Lindholmen.
Background
Every morning, approximately 14,000 employees (plus 9,000 students) come to Lindholmen Science Park to work at the high tech companies in the area. All the establishments and the densification of the area have made it harder to travel here, which can make it more difficult for employers to recruit.
Today, the majority of companies at Lindholmen Science Park work with new technology for mobility. The LIMA project wants to utilize this potential, to develop technology and business models in collaboration, to improve access to mobility for employees at Lindholmen and create a better traffic environment. The competence building that this will lead to can also result in new export products and mobility services.
Scope
LIMA will involved employees in a large-scale pilot that included combined mobility and new concepts for car sharing, as well as an overall system optimization using AI. In addition, conceptual development of a Mobility Hub, as a physical venue for local transport, was included. An evaluation of behavioral changes among the travelers as well as business models and social impacts was also conducted.
The project delivered a comprehensive, scalable solution for mobility for employees and companies, which during the project was tested and evaluated at Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg.
Financing
The investment comprised SEK 58 million, of which approximately 22.9 million was financed by Sweden's innovation agency Vinnova, and the remaining part by the participating parties.
Timeframe
The project spanned from 2018 to 2021.
Project Management (WP 1)
Lindholmen Science Park has the role of the overall contact node between the project and the companies at Lindholmen who participate with their employees. In addition, WP 1 has two main purposes; to actively coordinate the entire project, both administratively and through implementation, and also to take the main responsibility for ensuring that the project results are communicated effectively.
Responsible partner: Lindholmen Science Park
Contact: sofia.lofstrand@lindholmen.se
The Mobility Service LIMA (WP 2)
The work package has the assignment to develop the mobility service that will connect all the mobility offers that are available to employees at Lindholmen, together with new services that are developed in and outside the project. The objective of the project is to offer the LIMA-service under as realistic commercial conditions as possible, so it can be scaled up to a commercial service after the project's completion.
Responsible partner: Smart Resenär
Contact: hakan.goranson@smartresenar.se
MADS - Multi Stakeholder Automated Decision Support (WP 3)
Based on the Drive Sweden Innovation Cloud, connected cloud-based support services are developed, that connect the ecosystem and provide specific support services for Fleet Management, Traffic Management, Analyzes and Settlement.
The work package provides functionality that can be called and integrated into other applications. Data is collected from all affiliated actors and is used for real-time information on traffic situation and for analyzes both in real time and afterwards. Special support for policy-lab is developed that supports changed parameters as well as different types of campaigns and sub-pilots, adapted for travelers, traffic management and employers.
Responsible partner: Ericsson
Contact: stig.persson@ericsson.com
Shared Carsharing (WP 4)
Work package AP 4 gives users in the full-scale pilot simple and secure access to a virtual fleet of cars at Lindholmen. In addition to dedicated, environmentally friendly pool cars, the fleet includes individual benefit cars, cars which today are normally used by a single driver and only for transport to and from the work at Lindholmen.
By inviting some of Lindholmen's larger employers, pool cars that have previously only been shared internally within an individual company, can now become part of the complete mobility solution. The drivers use their smartphone to find and book the appropriate car. The phone then also serve as a personal key to the booked car, regardless of the model.
Responsible partner: Move About
Contact: Erik.Nordenfelt@moveaboutgroup.com
Mobility Hub (WP 5)
Mobility hub is a physical gathering point for passenger transport services. Here, mobility services such as public transport, parking, car-sharing, taxis, rental bikes and various additional services will be physically connected. One or more locations at Lindholmen will be the starting point. A digital interface to the mobility service will be tested to enable parking and reservation for cars that are included in the car sharing service. In the work package, concept development is combined with the expansion of physical infrastructure and digital services.
Responsible partner: Göteborgs Stads Parkering AB
Contact: Maria.Gunnarsson@p-bolaget.goteborg.se
Evaluation (WP 6)
The work package consists mainly of three sub-activities: planning, data collection and analysis. The evaluation of the implementation will be done from different perspectives: the traveler's / customer's, business / economic, technical, sustainability, and with regard to social effects.
Responsible partner: RISE
Contact: anne.faxer@ri.se
