Future Mobility

Are you a traffic or urban planner looking to drive sustainable urban transformation? Join us for a dynamic and insightful webinar on April 23, from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST, where we will explore innovative tools and strategies to reshape car-dominated streets into greener, more human-centered spaces. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dj2nYtdM This event is tailored for professionals like you—whether you're dealing with the challenges of car-centric urban planning or are focused on creating walkable, bikeable, and vibrant environments. You will gain practical insights into Streetmeeter, a tool developed to help planners and decision-makers make compelling, data-driven arguments for sustainable street transformations. About the Webinar The webinar will introduce Streetmeeter, a tool developed during a Future Mobility innovation project. Streetmeeter is a web app designed to support sustainable street design in Sweden and North America. This tool, created through a collaborative project involving leading urban design firms Spacescape (Sweden), RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Street Plans (United States), and On A Wednesday Afternoon, helps planners rethink car-oriented streets and create more livable urban spaces. The tool is currently being tested in ongoing projects in Swedish and American municipalities, with feedback from planners incorporated into its development process. In addition to Streetmeeter, you’ll discover how the Streetmix platform enables planners to visualize street redesigns and engage stakeholders in shaping more sustainable urban spaces. Mike Lydon, from Street Plans, will deliver a lecture on developing streets that are both sustainable and people-friendly. He will cover the key factors involved in transforming streetscapes, share stories of successful past projects, and explain the calculations behind effective street designs. Speakers: Alexander Ståhle, Spacescape, Katarina Borg, RISE, Lou Huang, Founder of Steetmix, Mike Lydon, Street Plans, Hans Pohl, Programme Manager, Future Mobility, Malin Eklund, Programme manager, Vinnova & Björn Svensby Kurling, Programme Manager, Societal Development, Vinnova If you’re passionate about transforming streetscapes and want to learn how to leverage new technologies and tools in your work, this event is for you!

Event: Electrified trucking - Lessons learned from the USA 01 April 2025 16:30-17:45 (CEST) Online Welcome to take part in insights from a Future Mobility-co-funded innovation project and the implementation of battery-electric trucks in the USA. CALSTART, similar to our host organization, Lindholmen Science Park, who coordinates several innovation projects, will share their insights on how actors in the USA introduce and operate battery-electric trucks and charging infrastructure. They will also highlight the main challenges going forward. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of differences and similarities between the USA and the EU will be presented – and what we can learn from each other. The webinar will be conducted in English. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dGWvGuKh Agenda - Introduction – Lindholmen Science Park (5 min) - Overview of Electric Truck Deployment Projects & Case Studies – CALSTART (15 min) - Experiences from Electric Truck Deployment & Future Scale-up in the USA – TBD (US guest speaker) (15 min) - Comparison of Electric Truck Deployment & Scale-up in the USA and Europe – CALSTART & Lindholmen Science Park (20 min) - Q&A – Moderated by Lindholmen Science Park (20 min) This seminar is a part of the Exchange for More BETs project which is funded by the Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova's Future Mobility Program.

Event: Navigating Legal Challenges in US-Sweden Innovation Collaborations 🕒 06 May 2025 15:00 - 16:00 (CEST) 📍Online It can be challenging to get the signatures needed to start a bilateral collaboration. In some cases, it only leads to delays, in other cases the whole project must be cancelled. This webinar provides hands-on advice on how to reduce the risk of such problems. The target group is the Swedish side of existing or potential bilateral innovation collaborations between Sweden and the United States. This event is organized by Future Mobility in collaboration with GTI and AWA. Agenda Introduction Hans Pohl, Program Director, Future Mobility and Linda Andrén, Executive Director, Green Transition Initiative   Why it might be difficult to get an agreement in place and how to handle it Tom Ewing, Commercial Lawyer, Innovation Consultant, IP Systems Researcher, AWA Q&A  Moderated by Rikard Lundgren, AWA   To participate in this webinar, sign up below. A webinar link will be sent out a day or two before the event. Warm welcome,  Future Mobility, AWA & GTI Register: https://lnkd.in/d6NevHCd About: → Thomas Ewing is a commercial lawyer, innovation counselor, and registered patent and trademark attorney with nearly 30 years of experience in the intellectual asset field. In his consulting practice, Tom routinely advises international organizations, government agencies, universities, law firms, multinational corporations and financial institutions. IAM Magazine has consecutively named Tom as one of the world's top 250/300 IP strategists in each of the past 15 years. Tom is also an academic researcher in intellectual asset matters with numerous professional and academic publications. In addition to private legal practice, Tom was formerly on the legal staff of the California Institute of Technology, the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of a San Francisco-based software firm. → Future Mobility catalyzes research and innovation collaboration within sustainable mobility between the US and Sweden. With dedicated resources in both countries, the Future Mobility initiative aspires to lower the thresholds to collaboration. Future Mobility can support you by matchmaking and propose relevant funding opportunities. 

Demo day in California: Deploying supervised autonomous drones equipped with software that blends AI and wildlife science to efficiently deter wildlife from airport areas without harming them. These dock-based drones, managed through Flox wildlife management platform by airport safety teams, are designed to enhance daily wildlife management operations from inspections to runway clearance ahead of aircraft takeoffs and landings. The project, Wildlife-Strike Prevention with Flox at Silicon Valley Airport, is led by Flox, in collaboration with the County of San Mateo - Airports Division and funded by Future Mobility. Jan Hellåker, Sára Nožková, Coastside Venture Studio, Vinnova

In this edition of the Future Mobility newsletter: invitation to the launch of a design framework for creating women-centered mobility hubs. Read reports and testimonials from the Nordic Autonomous Mobility Week, gain insights from CES, and learn about an exciting new innovation project using AI-powered drones for wildlife management at airports.

In January 2025, following CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Future Mobility co-sponsored the Nordic Autonomous Mobility Week in Silicon Valley, providing state-of-the-art insights into autonomous vehicles (AVs) for leading experts, policymakers, and innovators from Sweden, Norway, and the United States. "The Nordic Autonomous Innovation Summit is the only conference I've attended where all of the key stakeholders in autonomous mobility were in the room. Top regulators from California DMV and CPUC were there to provide perspective and have an open dialog with tech companies alongside economic development representatives from around the world." – Cameron Gieda, Director of Business Development, PonyAI USA “It was incredibly educational and valuable to experience the technology firsthand and to meet and discuss developments with knowledgeable industry professionals.” – Mikael Ivari, Senior Advisor at Department for Urban Environment, City of Gothenburg. “Experiencing Waymo’s robotaxi in San Francisco and discussing autonomous mobility at the Nordic Autonomous Innovation Summit highlighted the importance of collaboration across industries and national borders. While the U.S. drives innovation at a high pace, we in the Nordic region have the opportunity to establish structures for safe and sustainable implementation. There is much we can learn from each other!”  – Fredrik Åkeson, Chief Product Officer, AstaZero.  "Very inspiring and a great opportunity to meet and engage with leading companies and authorities in the field of autonomous vehicles. It was especially nice to see several visitors from prominent public transport companies. Already looking forward to the next conference!” – Martin Wahlgren, CEO, Consat Group. Read a news article about the the Nordic Autonomous Mobility Week: https://lnkd.in/dkft-vBZ

Fantastic to be in Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama and Alabama Transportation Institute for a workshop on #TransitOrientedDevelopment , mobility hubs and #SharedAutonomousVehicles (including podcars and robotaxis). Thanks to our host  Steven Jones and Future Mobility for organizing this American-Swedish collaboration. Thank you Vinnova for the sponsorship. #urbandesign #publictransport #sharedmobility

Trump på plats och konsekvenser för elektromobilitet av Martina Wikström, Ph.D, 2025-02-05 Den 20 januari tillträdde Donald Trump åter igen som president i USA och det med besked. NY Times har gjort en läsvärd sammanställning som visar att Trump under första dagen upphävde över 100 miljörelaterade regleringar eller åtgärder [1], men dagens nyhetsbrev kommer att fokusera på delar som rör elektromobilitet och fordonsindustrin samt på vilket sätt det kan relatera till EU:s kommande Green Industrial Strategy som ska lanseras i slutet av februari. När detta nyhetsbrev skrivs har Trump precis pausat de aviserade handelstullarna mot Kanada och Mexico, men ännu har inget konkret riktats mot EU. Läs mer här: https://lnkd.in/dir4GNsQ

Webinar: A Design Framework: Mobility Hubs for Women & Caregivers Transportation should work for everyone. Yet, too often, it doesn’t reflect the needs of women and caregivers. Suppose you’ve ever wondered how mobility hubs can better serve these groups. In that case, the Swedish company Living Cities and Communities, together with the nonprofit organization Shared-Use Mobility Center from the United States, have developed resources through a Future Mobility project to help you ask the right questions. At this online webinar, the Design Framework: Mobility Hubs for Women & Caregivers will be launched and presented. Mars 6 | 18:00 - 19:30 CET | Online – At its core, this project is about understanding and addressing real needs. We aim to make transportation systems more inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the people who rely on them every day, said Karin Henriksson, Communications Manager at Living Cities and Communities. – Whether you’re a community leader, a designer, or an educator, we invite you to use this tool to drive change. Together, we can create transportation systems that truly work for everyone, said Benjamin de la Peña, CEO at Shared-Use Mobility Center. 📍 Read more and register: https://lnkd.in/dRbYUA68 Project managers: United States: Hannah Wilson, Senior Director at Shared-Use Mobility Center Sweden: Henrik Nolmark, Senior Advisor at Living Cities and Communities

Swedish AI drones to reduce wildlife strikes in the United States The aviation industry faces a growing challenge in mitigating wildlife strikes, which pose a threat to both human life and aircraft safety. Traditional wildlife management methods—such as patrolling with vehicles, using pyrotechnics, trained dogs and gunshots—are proving to be inefficient. This has opened the door for innovation, and Flox is leading the charge in a new project supported by Future Mobility. In this research and innovation project supported by Future Mobility, Flox in partnership with HMB Airport, situated at the heart of Silicon Valley, and operated by the County of San Mateo - Airports Division, is deploying supervised autonomous drones equipped with software that blends AI and wildlife science to efficiently deter wildlife from airport areas without harming them. These dock-based drones, managed through Flox wildlife management platform by airport safety teams, are designed to enhance daily wildlife management operations from inspections to runway clearance ahead of aircraft takeoffs and landings. Building on successful trials at Swedish airports in Malmö, Kiruna, and Umeå, Flox is now expanding its reach to the United States to expand the Swedish proprietary tech. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have recently begun exploring the use of drone technology into wildlife management protocols at airports in the United States. This project led by Flox presents an opportunity to further validate the system in the challenging environment of an airport located in the United States, pushing both technological and regulatory boundaries.  "Expanding into the U.S. market is a major milestone for Flox. This collaboration made possible through the support of Future Mobility, allows us to showcase how our technology enhances safety and sustainability in wildlife management at airports. As a Swedish company with a global vision, this marks an important step in our international growth and our mission to minimize conflicts between wildlife and infrastructure worldwide." – Kristoffer Ohlsson, Chief Commercial Officer, Flox. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dF-usi_c