Completed projects

Autonomous Electrified Busses Södertörn aims to provide suggestions on how future self-driving electric buses can be utilized in a socio-economic and environmentally sustainable solution for future public transport in line with the Agenda 2030 goals.

In the Automated Vehicle Traffic Control Tower project phase 1, we investigated the effects of automation on vehicle and traffic management of commercially operated fleets and public transport. 

The Automated Vehicle Traffic Control Tower: Phase 2 continues our work on the effects of automation on vehicle and traffic management of commercially operated fleets and public transport. 

The Digigoods project is focused on the improvements which can be achieved through digitalization and data sharing by the actors from the entire value chain for goods logistics.

The project Elbilslandet 2.0 evaluated rental EVs during the summertime in Gotland during 2015 and 2016 as a demonstration of rental EVs and as a means of researching customer behavior and decision-making with respect to the choice, and use of electric or traditional rental cars.

Capturing knowledge and creating analysis methods and tools to support optimal implementation of Electric Road Systems (ERS) in the Transport system. A study based on ongoing ERS demonstrations and initiatives in Sweden and Europe.

Swedish cities have problems with air pollution from diesel engines used in road traffic and work machines. Development needs to increase to reach the target, 70% reduction of emissions in 2030 from domestic transport.

The purpose of the project was to execute a pre-study for electrified hub-based transports where different transport modes and concepts are combined in ordered to capture enhanced benefits at the system level. The goal was to evaluate practices, collaborations, innovations and investments that contribute to the national goals of reduced emissions.

The development of Self-Driving Vehicles (SDVs) is fast, and several vehicle
manufacturers have announced that they will launch fully self-driving vehicles
to the market around the year 2020. SDVs have the potential to disruptively change mobility and transportation - but the question remains open: How will this future look?

Digitalization and automation are developing fast, experts agree on that it is not a matter of if but rather when we will see impacts on public streets and effects of business.

The ISMIR project investigates how sidewalk robots can improve city logistics by optimizing short-range trips and delivery methods, as well as gathering data to enhance pedestrian mobility. By integrating machine learning and predictive models, it aims to develop smarter routing solutions and ”walkability” indicators for better urban planning.

For this project we built a single inductive bus stop charger in Södertälje, not only to show it can reduce 60% of energy consumption and lower CO2 emissions compared to a traditional bus, but to study and develop vehicle- and road-side technology. It also gave us opportunities to study the need for new business models and their attractiveness for users and operators.

Generate knowledge that enables to assess the energy efficiency potential in solutions identified as unutilized potential for collaborative and consolidated low emission transport solutions in cities.

The Interlink project aimed to optimise resource utilisation of automated transport modes by using intermodal coupling between vehicles.

The aim of this project is to support the development of combined mobility (CM) in Sweden, by creating favorable conditions and reducing barriers for the development and implementation of CM services that contribute to meeting the Swedish transport policy goals.

KTH Mobility Pool was a long-term research project that explored replacing fossil fuel car-based travel to work for employees at two large workplaces in Sweden through a new product-service system (PSS), integrating lightweight electric vehicles (LEVs) in a shared use system, to provide a more sustainable mobility alternative for several different user needs.

ITRL is investigating the impact of a fleet of self-driving buses integrated in public transport system in Barkarby.

Investigating how to sustainably integrate e-micromobility into existing mobility systems with focus on synergies with PT, cities, safety regulations and technology, and business model.

Mistra SAMS is a transdiciplinary research programme situated at the main campus of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides a forum for knowledge exchange and collaboration between industry, the public sector and research.

In collaboration with research centres ITRL, ECO2 and CTS, KTH has since 2014 led an initiative on Urban goods delivery during night time in Stockholm, temporarily lifting the ban on heavy trucks between 22-06. The research has confirmed the potential of off-peak delivery; e.g. increased transport efficiency and thus profitability, lower emissions and better street space usage.

The PREDICT project aims to increase resource efficiency and transport efficiency via predictive management of mixed-sized vehicles fleets for consolidated/shared transportation of people and goods.

Sustainable business models are required to make the transition to electric transports possible. Long-term planning, optimized routes and life cycle management of batteries are important aspects.

Electrification, in particular Electric Road Systems (ERS) are viewed as a viable and necessary technology to meet Sweden’s ambitious transport sustainability goals. The objective of the RENO project is to provide, in form of maps and statistics, novel and complementary decision support for- and knowledge about which parts of the road network to electrify to maximize the network’s electrification utility given a set of freight routes (real or simulated).

The KTH Research Concept Vehicle model E is a rolling research and demonstration laboratory for vehicle research concerning sustainable transport systems. The purpose of the vehicle is to have a platform that is fully connected and automated where research results can be implemented and evaluated in real-life.

With the vision of a sustainable and resilient transport system, the pre-study examines the effects of COVID-19 on the transportation system. The aim is to utilize the learnings from the pandemic for developing dynamic system models which can serve as a basis for future strategies and policies to strengthen the freight transport and logistic system.

Investigating the effect of dynamic priority lanes for freight (DPLF) in terms of efficiency on existing infrastructure, and to prepare for a full scale demonstration.

The SARA1 project, run together with the Autopiloten project aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding about how Automated Vehicles (AV) can contribute to and complement public transport.

A Simulation and Visualisation platform for Automated Vehicles and Mobility Services

The SIMnVIS project was tasked with conducting a state-of-the-art analysis and comparison of existing simulation tools, as well as developing a virtual transportation system simulation platform on which interested parties would be able to simulate and visualize different conditions of transportation scenarios.

Explore under what conditions is it likely that electric vehicles (EV) will lead to an increased number of car trips, and what are the roles of policy and infrastructure development in this process. The expected result is an understanding of the risks for increased car trips due to EVs and a roadmap for sustainable EV use.

A set of different scenarios are developed in cooperation with SLL exploring the future of both the private cars (e.g. cheap taxi services) and public transport (e.g. first/last mile services)' in order to understand the system level effects of automation technology on the transport system and contribute to SLL's scenario toolbox used when evaluating different investments e.g. new subway lines.

In the Smart Mobility Needs Smart Governance project, we try to understand which new policy tools will be needed in a future of “Smart” mobility with for example, self-driving technology and Mobility as service subscriptions.

Mobility services for transport to, from and at the work - how should they be designed, what make them work, and how sustainable are they?

The project explores future scenarios based on AED development, in order to build and share knowledge about potential impacts on the transport system.

Self-driving vehicles might revolutionise the mobility of people and goods and the expectations on driving automation are sky high. However, their long-term impacts on the transport system and sustainability aspects remain uncertain.

Test Site Stockholm, together with its partners, set out to test and demonstrate sustainable mobility in Stockholm. It was a place where all partners met, worked together, and created a space in which new ideas could arise for the integration of innovative concepts and ideas that will enable us to build a unified system for connected and shared mobility.

Autonomous and driverless vehicles will soon be introduced to the market and there are several concepts and ideas of how they enable efficient and sustainable transport solutions. However, progress is still needed in the area of system reliability.

There are many ongoing initiatives and pilots taking place in many different contexts. These are important to gain knowledge about user acceptance, business models, and public/private stakeholders collaboration. However, the pilots are often relatively limited in terms of number of users, user groups, number of transport options and time period.

Zeus is a consortium project led by EIT with ITRL participating in the research aspects connected to traffic & noise simulation and modelling, as well as business model analysis.