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Start an innovation collaboration with funding from Future Mobility
Future Mobility aims to contribute to new or strengthened innovation collaborations between Sweden and the United States within sustainable mobility.
We finance projects that boost bilateral research and innovation collaboration. In the United States, focus is on California, but other states are also welcome to participate.
Webinar recap: New digital tools to reimagine car-dominated streets
On April 23, professionals from across Sweden, the United States, and beyond gathered online to explore how digital tools like Streetmeter and Streetmix—including one developed through a Future Mobility-funded innovation project—can help transform car-centric streets into vibrant, human-centered spaces. The Streetmeter tool is now live and can support planners in both Sweden and the United States in making persuasive, data-driven arguments for sustainable street design.
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" aims to identify lessons that can inform future implementations in Europe.
Experiences from the implementation of battery-electric trucks in the US
This recorded webinar shares key lessons from Exchange for More BETs, a Future Mobility-funded project exploring the rollout of battery-electric trucks in the United States. Hear from CALSTART about how actors in the U.S. are implementing battery-electric trucks and charging infrastructure, what support services are available to fleet operators, and how developments compare between the U.S. and Europe.
Lars Ahlm joins Future Mobility
Future Mobility is carried out in close cooperation between Lindholmen Science Park and Vinnova, involving people in Sweden as well as in the United States. Following an organization change, Lars Ahlm at Vinnova’s office in Stockholm has recently replaced Eric Wallgren in Future Mobility’s management team.
Nordic Autonomous Mobility Week in Silicon Valley
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.

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...

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...

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...
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Innovation projects

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Transatlantic Cooperation for Leveling Up MaaS
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has been characterized as an innovation aimed at addressing issues related to sustainable mobility by providing an alternative to private car ownership.

Transit Oriented Development (TOD), mobility hubs and Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs)
The project aims to decarbonize transport and decrease oil dependence by offering innovative future mobility solutions that work with public transport and enrich the service with first/last mile...

Triggering Regional Accessibility and Networks for Sustainable Intelligent Transportation
This project addresses the challenge of offering and interweaving eco-friendly transportation choices in suburban areas with those in city centers.

WAlking and PArking Dynamics of Drivers (WAPADD): Analysis and Model Development for Sustainable Urban Delivery
The project addresses the critical but often overlooked aspects of delivery drivers' walking and parking behaviors in urban logistics.

Wildlife-Strike Prevention with Flox at Silicon Valley Airport
Traditional wildlife management methods—such as patrolling with vehicles, using pyrotechnics, trained dogs and gunshots—are proving inefficient at airports. This issue has opened the door for...