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Towards sustainable mobility

Innovation collaboration between Sweden and the United States

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Innovation projects

Explore active and finalized projects with co-funding from Future Mobility.

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Gapwaves and Waymo partner to advance next-generation imaging radar for autonomous vehicles

Gapwaves has been granted funding from Vinnova and the Swedish Energy Agency through Future Mobility to advance Gapwaves’ Multi-Layer Waveguide (MLW) technology for the next-generation imaging radar for fully autonomous vehicles (AV). The project will be carried out in partnership with Waymo , a global leader in AV technology and robotaxi services headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA.
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New Project: Strategic Collaboration Between Sweden and California for Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Transport

Through the new SENITH project, a platform for knowledge exchange between leading research environments and industrial actors in Sweden and the United States is established. The focus is on identifying the necessary conditions for a successful introduction of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles.
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Eleven transatlantic projects set to accelerate sustainable mobility

Eleven new innovation projects were launched in November 2025, bringing together actors from Sweden and the United States to advance sustainable mobility. The project's focus on electrified, autonomous, shared, and connected transport and cover areas such as high-precision vehicle radars, hydrogen trucks, electric ferries, electric roads, and urban mobility solutions.
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Partners Showcase New Findings From California–Sweden Innovation Projects

Future Mobility’s latest seminar in San Francisco showcased what happens when California and Sweden move from shared ambitions to concrete action. Across the room, project leaders presented emerging results from bilateral collaborations now being tested in real environments on both sides of the Atlantic—ranging from hydrogen-powered freight and next-generation robotaxis to public transit system innovation and cutting-edge digital twins. With new insights, early impacts, and more projects on the way, the gathering offered a rare look at how transatlantic cooperation is accelerating the path...
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Who we are

Future Mobility catalyzes research and innovation collaboration within sustainable mobility between Sweden and the United States with a focus on California. With dedicated resources in both countries...
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What we offer actors in the United States

Sweden is very active in the development and use of greener vehicles and fuels. It has a strong public transport system, high sustainability ambitions and is considered among the most innovative...
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What we offer actors in Sweden

Collaboration with the United States can deliver innovations that would not be possible to obtain otherwise. Collaboration with the United States can deliver innovations that would not be possible to...

Innovation projects

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A Design Framework for Women-Centered Mobility Hub

In this innovation project the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) teamed up with Living Cities and Communities (LCC) to develop a Mobility Hubs Design Framework for Women and Caregivers. Access the...
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Advancing mobility through sustainable, robust, and innovative battery technology

The project aims to revolutionize sustainable mobility by collaborating to develop advanced battery technologies with enhanced energy density, faster charging capabilities, and improved life cycles.
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AI Aware

In the AI Aware project series, a collaborative cloud approach has been researched to enable increased awareness of vehicles. The recent AI Aware project used the radical developments that have...
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Bridging Technology and Sustainability for California’s Electric Vehicle Owners

CommuteSaver, a Swedish cleantech startup, is joining forces with Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE) in San Francisco to unlock the untapped potential of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard...
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Carbon free zone for transportation of goods in San José

Through a Swedish consortium of companies all within emission-free transportation, the project intends to show how the city of San José can practically realize becoming a climate-neutral city by the...
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Cocoon

Cocoon is an advanced safety platform designed to protect the most vulnerable road users i.e. children in bike seats. While traditional helmets offer basic protection, Cocoon introduces a...
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CyberMAP

Cyber-physical Multi-factor Authentication-based Positioning for Autonomous Vehicles
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Dashboards for Decision Support in Highway Congestion Management

Congestion is a growing problem in cities across Sweden and the United States, leading to increased travel times, fuel consumption, and emissions. To address this, researchers from Linköping...
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ElectriSea

ElectriSea is a Sweden–USA collaboration between Cetasol and Glosten Naval Architects, accelerating the transition to zero-emission ferries. By developing a digital twin tool that integrates real-time...
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Exchange for more BETs

The project goal is to have Sweden and the United States share knowledge and learn from each other’s experience with the early development of the zero-emission truck market.
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Harvesting Road Data with Connected, Electric School Buses

The Future Mobility-funded strategic project, Harvesting Road Data with Connected, Electric School Buses brings together Univrses from Sweden and Highland Fleets from the USA in a collaborative effort...
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Implementation Roadmap for Swedish Automotive Vehicle-to-Grid Services in California

As electric vehicles grow in number, the question of how to balance energy demand and supply becomes critical. This project, led by Polestar with support from Future Mobility, explored the potential...

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And co-funding of bilateral projects during 2025 also from the Swedish Energy Agency.