The project Dashboards for Decision Support in Highway Congestion Management is now entering its final phase, and the collaboration between Linköping University (LiU), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and California-based startup Xtelligent is showing tangible progress for the future of traffic management.
By developing and validating a digital tool for traffic management, the project has demonstrated metrics and visualizations to improve traffic flows in Swedish cities. The tool builds on earlier research from LiU and KTH and integrates Xtelligent’s technology for traffic flow optimization, previously applied in California.
“The question was really, can we use our platform to enable use cases in your context – with real data from Sweden,” says Richard Pelletier, Head of Design, Xtelligent.
“The project has not only contributed to new technological development, but also opened up new opportunities for collaboration between Sweden and the United States. Working with Xtelligent has given us access to their expertise in traffic management and interface development, which has enriched our own research in ways we could not otherwise have achieved,”
says Clas Rydergren, project leader and researcher at Linköping University.
After almost two years of close collaboration and trust-building, Xtelligent is now setting up operations in Sweden to strengthen its long-term commitment.
“It is an important step for us to continue working with Xtelligent, and we look forward to deepening this collaboration. We also hope this can inspire more Swedish and American actors to find new ways of developing technology together,” says Clas Rydergren.
“Future Mobility played a pretty critical role, because without that program, we would not have had the opportunity to first meet our partners at the university and create what we expect,”
says Michael Lim, cofounder of Xtelligent.
“Support from Future Mobility has been crucial in driving this collaboration forward. With the program’s resources and its focus on enabling international partnerships, we have been able to work with Xtelligent in ways that would not otherwise have been possible,” says Clas Rydergren.