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A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Sweden and Singapore. This opens up for new collaboration and has the potential of adding to the international dynamics of Drive Sweden. During the Drive Sweden Forum both Sweden and Singapore addressed this door-opener that Drive Sweden helped trigger.

It is crucial to develop policies and regulations in order for new technology and services to reach the market and to be successful. Within future mobility there are countless of innovations pushing the boundaries with the prospect of having a global impact. So how do legislation and regulation work when borders are to be crossed? This was discussed by three experts during the Drive Sweden Forum.

On the 9th of September 2020 an online Drive Sweden Forum was held, with a focus on the developments within future mobility around the world, with live presentations and discussions from Singapore, Europe and Silicon Valley. See the event here and take part of an extraordinary day on hot mobility-related topics and findings.

The Drive Sweden Business Model Lab has been active for a year and has had a thrilling start. With a growing set of diverse partners, a lot of new technology and services being developed, a market that has rapidly changed and an international interest in its work, the future looks promising for this enabling function for new innovation.

In collaboration with FKG, BIL Sweden and Drive Sweden, Business Sweden's webinar Shifting gears in the European automotive industry will provide the motivation and insights to help your business shape the future of the OEM and automotive markets.

Opportunities for funding French-Swedish innovation projects on mobility are available through for example EUREKA. This can add additional capacity to the collaboration on smart mobility between the countries that, among others, Drive Sweden is active within.

One of Drive Sweden´s thematic areas – Policy Development – focuses on a recurring problem for innovation, namely that of regulations and policies that haven’t kept up with the fast-paced technological development. This creates a risk that new, groundbreaking, products and services might get delayed or never even reach the market. One of Drive Sweden’s strategic projects, Drive Sweden Policy Lab, is working to prevent this from happening. Within the lab, a wide range of stakeholders gather to solve the bottlenecks for projects and innovations that are at the forefront.

Drive Sweden has investigated how AI could support the vision to help Sweden taking a leading role in creating future mobility systems for people and goods that are sustainable, safe and accessible for all. This report highlights challenges, possibilities and what is needed for AI to work as an enabler for safe and sustainable mobility.