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Towards sustainable mobility

Innovation collaboration between Sweden and the United States

What we offer actors in Sweden

What we offer actors in the United States

Innovation projects

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

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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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AI, Cyber & Digital Infrastructure: Vinnova Opens Funding for Swedish-U.S. Partnerships

Swedish innovators in AI, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity are being offered a direct path to the United States market and partnership network. Vinnova has just opened a new international funding call, providing up to SEK 150,000 to establish collaborations and explore joint innovation projects with U.S. counterparts. The initiative is a key part of Sweden’s push to strengthen its position in advanced digitalization, culminating in an exclusive opportunity to join a Sweden–U.S. delegation to Silicon Valley in March 2026. The deadline for applications is November 25, 2025.
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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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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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Sweden-California Mobility Professional Exchange Program Pilot

The project aims to facilitate knowledge exchange between Swedish and Californian transportation professionals in public sector focused on innovative mobility practices within shared mobility.

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