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New projects with a focus on safe and sustainable use of small vehicles

2023-06-29
Drive Sweden's latest call "Safe and sustainable use of small vehicles using digital technology" has resulted in seven new projects". Read about the call and the new projects.
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Uber Launches New Medical Delivery Service

2023-06-22
A few months ago Uber launched its prescription drug delivery service, and now that is being expanded to include over-the-counter medications along with food-as-medicine prescriptions.
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Making Infrastructure Last Longer – Is It Even Possible?

2023-06-22
The Biden administration is requesting funding for a R&D project called ARPA-I for infrastructure with the goal of designing things “we can’t even imagine today”.
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The Regulatory Challenges of Autonomous Driving

2023-06-15
Two recent articles show that the adoption of autonomous vehicles is not straightforward. Mercedes Benz can now sell cars in California equipped with an autonomous driving program but only on highways...
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Keyless Entry is Nice, but is it Safe?

2023-06-15
If it is digital, it is hackable, and some security experts worry that keyless entry for vehicles isn’t secure enough. This is a worry that might present problems for Uber’s new car-sharing service.
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Safety for e-Scooters a Thorny Problem

2023-06-08
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that some cities in the US are restricting speeds on e-scooters to increase safety, but that this leads to increased driving on sidewalks.
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Will TuSimple Have Better Luck in Japan?

2023-06-08
On Monday, TuSimple announced that it began Level 4 autonomous test runs along Japan’s most critical freight corridor connecting the major cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
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What is Stronger: Car Culture or the Desire to Be a Green City?

2023-06-01
The new government in Berlin, elected in February, has shifted from the outgoing governments focus on public transit and active travel to the rights of motorists, B loomberg reports .
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Waymo and Uber Working Together to Deliver

2023-06-01
Agreeing a multiyear deal, Waymo and Uber will work together in Phoenix and San Francisco to deliver food and people.
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The Subway's Future Hinges on Off-peak Riders

2023-05-25
A new report highlights the impact of the pandemic on public transport systems like New York City’s subway. Ridership has finally reached 2020 levels, but the system is on financial life support.
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How Do You Know Self-Driving Cars Are Safe?

2023-05-25
Simulation a common, if not the only, option for training and testing autonomous vehicles. But how different is it from training an autonomous system in the real world and who will be deciding if...

The International Transport Forum Defines New Mobility

2023-05-17
The International Transport Forum (ITF), a part of the OECD, has recently published a report laying out the characteristics for a definition of what counts as New Mobility.

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Open calls

The call "Safe and sustainable use of small vehicles using digital technology" closed May 3. Seven projects were granted financial support and the work is up and running. Below is a list of the projects and via the links you can read about each project.