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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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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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How Cities Leverage Off-Peak Deliveries for Efficiency and Sustainability

Shifting commercial deliveries to the evening and overnight hours has reduced congestion, lowered emissions, and improved the working environment in New York City and Stockholm. An exclusive webinar organized by C40 Cities, Future Mobility, CLOSER & LACI , convened experts from New York City, Stockholm, and the transport industry to highlight the concrete benefits and challenges of off-peak deliveries . Now you can access the insights and the recorded version of the webinar.
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Future Mobility co-host's panel at CoMotion LA

Innovation knows no borders — and neither does the future of sustainable mobility. Together with the Swedish Consulate General in San Francisco, Future Mobility will co-host a panel session at CoMotion LA — one of the world’s leading gatherings for the mobility ecosystem. The event brings together global leaders, startups, policymakers, researchers and investors to explore how cities and companies are reshaping how we move.
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Webinar: What is happening in the USA regarding urban logistics?

Welcome to a webinar where insights and lessons learned from a knowledge exchange between Sweden and the USA will be presented. Within a project financed by Future Mobility, VTI (the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute), the City of Gothenburg, and the City of Helsingborg visited the North-western USA to see how they are working with smart solutions for urban logistics. The webinar is held in Swedish.
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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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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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In-Motion Charging on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Road transport contributed 23% of all United States greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2022 and emissions are not decreasing. Electric Road Systems (ERS) make electrification easier by supplying energy...
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JustFuture

This project aims to explore the role of on-demand transit in different contexts and assess its future possibilities for public mobility with a special focus on issues of transport equity and equality...
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Learning for Deployment of Robotaxis at Scale

As the global race to deploy automated vehicles in urban environments accelerates, the project "Learning for Deployment of Robotaxis at Scale" identified key lessons that can inform future...
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Road Condition Data

In this research and innovation project, Klimator, a leader in applied road climatology, is working to adapt its condition models to the challenges of the United States. By partnering with the...
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San Fernando Street Mobility Hubs - Community Engagement Strategy

While mobility hubs are gaining traction worldwide, San José is in the planning stages of establishing such integrated systems. This project focuses on developing a comprehensive community engagement...
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SENITH

SENITH is a strategic collaboration between Chalmers University of Technology and the University of California, Davis. The project connects academia, industry, and public agencies in Sweden and...
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Shared Standards for Shared Mobility

Given the digitalization of shared mobility, the need for participating actors to collaborate around central digital technologies increases. One aim of the project is to facilitate knowledge exchange...
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Stilfold x California Metals Sustainable Mobility

The project’s idea is to create a Digital Twin pilot that tracks the lifecycle of a sustainable mobility device —from raw material sourcing to customer. It delivers a Digital twin integrating...
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Streetmeter

The Streetmeter project has successfully concluded, delivering an innovative analysis tool designed to transform car-dominated urban spaces into vibrant, human-centered streets. This research and...
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Sustainable and low-cost methodologies for manufacturing high-performance composite materials

The project will investigate and optimize high performance composite manufacturing through liquid composite moulding (LCM) with regards to environmental impact, cost, and cycle time.
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Sweden California CoLab

An innovative agenda for future collective mobility has been brewing in the Nordics, in a consortium called “Rådslaget”. The work evolved from the challenging situation during the pandemic and points...

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