Municipalities data deliveries in traffic regulations of the future

The transport sector is becoming increasingly connected, digitalised, and automated. To address this development, we need to evolve and adapt the digital infrastructure, and a key part of this is machine-readable traffic regulations.

The previous Drive Sweden Policy Lab – Case 4 Future Traffic Regulations project highlighted the need to develop the regulatory framework for traffic ordinances. A key conclusion was that the digital transformation must be led by the deciding authority. Therefore, all regulatory bodies – the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, municipalities, and county administrative boards – must advance their development work in parallel. To realise the system-wide benefits of machine-readable traffic regulations, all rules for the entire Swedish road network need to be made accessible.

While mandatory requirements are pending, we'll focus on voluntary participation. In this project, with RISE as the coordinator, we aim to demonstrate how municipalities using preparatory systems from Triona and Sokigo can deliver machine-readable traffic regulations to the Swedish Transport Agency and the Swedish Transport Administration. We want to show that the technology is effective and what expertise is required within municipalities. This project will contribute to estimating the necessary competence, implementation time, and costs.

Project Purpose and Goal

The project's goal is to enable municipalities, using an adapted preparatory system, to cost-effectively and quickly deliver data for machine-readable traffic regulations. We've reduced manual handling and intend to show that technical development can be kept minimal.

Method

Our method involves technical development to test and validate the work process at the municipal level.

How the Results Will Be Used

The results will be used to demonstrate how municipalities, with an adapted preparatory system, can cost-effectively and quickly deliver data for machine-readable traffic regulations.