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  • KTH is strengthening future roads through the Swedish Transport Administration's major investment

    Roads.
    Photo: Pexels
    Published Mar 06, 2023

    The future road network faces major challenges. Roads are worn out as a result of increasingly heavy traffic and climate change. Electric and self-driving vehicles require new road solutions. Now, the...

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  • Transport Stories IV – Policy and Institutional Frameworks – released

    Published Mar 06, 2023

    Now, the final out of four Transport Stories – Policy and Institutional Frameworks – has been released.

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  • Vice President Annika Stensson Trigell thanked by the platforms

    Vice President Annika Stensson Trigell (with flowers), plattform directors and the administrative support. Photo: David Nilsson
    Published Dec 13, 2022

    Annika Stensson Trigell, Vice President for Research and leader of KTH's research platforms during six years, is leaving her position by the end of the year 2022. She was sent off with flowers from th...

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  • Transport Stories II – Transport in the information age – released

    Published Dec 13, 2022

    Now, the second out of four Transport Stories – Transport in the information age – has been released.

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  • Transport Stories III – Transportation Infrastructure – released

    Published Dec 12, 2022

    Now, the third out of four Transport Stories – Transportation Infrastructure – has been released.

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  • Erik Jenelius new vice director of KTH Transport Platform

    Published Dec 12, 2022

    In December 2022, Erik Jenelius/ABE school assumed his position as deputy director of KTH Transport Platform.

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  • Autonomous transportation workshop recordings live

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    Published Oct 28, 2022

    20 September 2022, KTH Digitalization and Transport platforms held a networking event, organized within Fordonsdalen. There were stimulating presentations and interesting discussions around ideas on h...

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  • The first KTH Transport Stories film released

    Screenshot from the first film with one of the researchers Karl Garme.
    Published Oct 11, 2022

    Today, the KTH Transport Platform releases the first of four short films called KTH Transport Stories. Transport Platform Director Magnus Burman interviews Nicole Kringos, former platform deputy direc...

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  • Inventory identifies new area of strength for Stockholm region's automotive industry

    Photo: Fordonsdalen
    Published Oct 11, 2022

    In August 2022, Fordonsdalen Stockholm organised its second high-level meeting with Regional Chair Gustav Hemming (c) as chairman. During the meeting, it was discussed, among other things, that the in...

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  • Nominate Transport Platform deputy director

    Published Oct 07, 2022

    You who are employed at KTH are welcome to nominate a colleague who you would like to see as the deputy director of KTH Transport Platform. Nomination deadline: 26 October 2022. Candidates are intervi...

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  • Autonomous transport systems can benefit both society and the climate

    The speakers during a workshop session.
    Speakers from Scania, Ericsson, Einride, Univrses, and PostNord during the workshop. Photo: Screenshot.
    Published Oct 03, 2022

    20 September 2022 saw the network event entitled "Autonomous transportation – Challenge in digitalisation and solution to sustainability?" at KTH Campus. Attended by researchers and representatives of...

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  • Scania and KTH sign new partnership agreement for innovation and sustainability

    Published Jun 23, 2022

    Scania and KTH have signed a new partnership agreement, with innovation and sustainability in focus. The two have a long tradition of research cooperation, but with the new upgraded partnership Scania...

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  • Gender equality and the transport sector transformation were discussed with the Minister

    Published Jun 14, 2022

    On 30 May, the Transport Platform's new director, Magnus Burman, and others participated in a meeting with Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth. During the meeting, challenges and opportunities t...

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  • "KTH can contribute to creating something unique in the Stockholm region"

    Published Jun 14, 2022

    Since 1 June 2022, Magnus Burman at the SCI school has been the new director of KTH's Transport Platform. He sees climate change as the most critical issue in the transport area and that the pace must...

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  • Magnus Burman new KTH Transport Platform Director from 1 June

    Published May 09, 2022

    Annika Stensson Trigell, Vice President for Research, has decided that Magnus Burman at the SCI School will be appointed the new director of the KTH Transport Platform from 1 June 2022 until 31 May 20...

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  • Nominate Transport Platform director

    Published Jan 27, 2022

    You who are employed at KTH are welcome to nominate a colleague who you would like to see as the director of KTH Transport Platform. Nomination deadline: 11 March, 2022. Candidates are interviewed on ...

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  • Coordinator and main contact for EIT Urban Mobility

    Published Jan 26, 2022

    KTH is one of the main partners in the most recent European Institute of Technologies (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC) called EIT Urban Mobility. EIT Urban Mobility main goal is to imp...

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  • Horizon Europe Clean Transport Webinar - Cluster 5 / Destination 5

    Published Oct 14, 2021

    KTN Global Alliance in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) in Hungary and UK National Contact Points (NCPs) from Innovate UK as well as European NCPs are delighted to ...

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  • Survey among the educational institutes in Europe active in the field of Urban Mobility

    Published Mar 19, 2021

    On behalf of the Horizon 2020 CIVITAS ELEVATE project, Breda University of Applied Sciences and DTV Consultants are conducting a survey among the educational institutes in Europe active in the field o...

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  • Noise measurements show how Stockholmers follow corona rules

    Picture of Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm.
    Published Oct 08, 2020

    Researchers at the ECO2 Vehicle Design center at KTH have investigated how noise levels in central Stockholm were affected during the spring corona pandemic. The results indicate that the authorities'...

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