Drones – a natural layer in the future transport system
Drones
Drones – a natural layer in the future transport system
What impact will the new U-space regulations, Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning and UAMs have on Swedish authorities and entities? This topic was discussed at an event earlier this year, part of the test and demo activities in Fordonsdalen.
A broad range of stakeholders from the City of Stockholm, Region Stockholm, Luftfartsverket, Ericsson and several Stockholm based small and middle sized enterprises (SME) gathered to discuss and demonstrate the role drones will have in our future cities.
Raising awareness on how to drive a sustainable and responsible transition of urban mobility
The purpose of the meeting was to raise awareness on how to drive a sustainable and responsible transition of urban mobility into space, or the third dimension.
A vital part of the event was the discussion on how municipalities should implement the new upcoming U-space regulations, and the role of innovative SME’s in this process, showcasing safe use cases, eg data collection and inspection of first and last mile deliveries. In order to to shape the future of mobility we must have a common understanding from all parties, authorities, municipalities, researchers and startups.
Three small-sized innovative companies had the opportunity to present their solutions during the meeting;
–Skyqraft – visual data analytics provider helping businesses in the linear infrastructure sector to make better decisions about grids,
–Skysense, experts in the area of tracking aircraft, the growing field of aircraft safety and protection against drone;
–Aerit – a sustainable drone delivery service based in Stockholm.
“Unmanned aerial vehicles, or more commonly, drones, are already in use in our society for different purposes such as data collection and infrastructure inspections. The possibilities of using drones in the urban environment are endless. To establish a good balance of what use cases the citizens need and the the ones that will have the most impact in terms of environmental and social sustainability, the collaboration between the public and private sector is key.”
— Sara Nozkova, Mobility Lead at Kista Science City and project manager for the Test & Demo activities within Fordonsdalen.
Call for action
Are you too a Stockholm-based SME developing solutions with the potential to transform the automotive industry and transportation system? Would you like to demonstrate your solution to a wider audience, or test together with a potential business partner within the ICT or automotive sector? Please contact sara.nozkova@kista.com.
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Urban robots and shared micro mobility
Autonomous vehicles
Urban robots and shared micro mobility
Test & demo activities for Fordonsdalen took off with full speed this earlier this year!
At a demonstration day in June, part of Kista Mobility day 22, smaller growth companies with solutions for autonomous robots and smart city infrastructure were invited to put their innovations on display for a wide audience of decision makers, researchers, public sector representatives and potential business partners in the automotive and ICT industries.
The attendees could dive into cutting-edge solutions aiming to increase the pace of transition, strengthen the innovation power and business development for the city’s mobility systems.
“AI-powered autonomous robots are reshaping urban spaces and city life already today. Cities are at the center of the technological changes fueled by the fourth industrial revolution such as automation and artificial intelligence. We see a rapid development of a range of technologies addressing urban challenges.”
–says Sara Nozkova, Mobility Lead at Kista Science City and project manager for the Test & Demo activities within Fordonsdalen.
The companies demonstrating their solutions in Kista, eg ABConnect and Teraki, showcased how autonomous robots can be integrated into the urban landscape to provide smarter and more sustainable, and effective solutions in many areas, such as last-mile goods delivery, and security tasks.
Collaboration is key
New tech solutions is not all. New solutions for smart infrastructure are needed in order to complement the new first and last mile solutions. Nektta and Livelo are two great example of Stockholm-based companies developing new ways to support people getting around the city in a sustainable way, and to re-think the concepts of shared micromobility. Shared micromobility is an innovative sustainable mode of transport that can replace short-distance travel and has the potential to provide many environmental benefits.
Call for action
Are you too a Stockholm-based small or middle-sized company developing solutions with the potential to transform the automotive industry and transportation system? Would you like to demonstrate your solution to a wider audience, or test together with a potential business partner within the ICT or automotive sector? Do not hesitate to send an e-mail to lucas@uhlen@kista.com
Measuring traffic and people flows in Kista and Sollentuna
In Stockholm, car commuters may be forced to spend the equivalent of 16 days in traffic queues for one year. Public transport buses are also heavily affected by congestion and queues.
The objective of the Spatial Modelling Analytics & Real-time Tracking (SMART) Mobility Project is to mitigate growing urban traffic congestion challenges and associated issues of environmental degradation, economic inefficiency and negative impacts to the quality of life of citizens.
SMART started in December 2020 and is now moving from inventory and analysis phase to IRL measurements, in traffic.
As we begin the first measurement period – where we take traffic from Ekerö to Kista and Sollentuna – we are taking the next exciting step in the SMART project. Among other things, we will take a closer look at travel on the bus routes that the transport contractor Arriva runs for Stockholm Public Transport:s (SL) – lines 176, 177 and 179 – where special units will be set up to see passenger flows. During that period, June-September, we will gain valuable insights into what travel to and from Kista and Sollentuna looks like from different areas of Stockholm, what travel patterns look like, etc., so that we can plan and perform public transport in a good way.
Petter Johansson, Business development manager, Arriva (picture above):
”Arriva sees a great value of understanding our customers travel patterns to be able to create a more attractive public transportation with an optimized timetable. In the SMART project, many different actors contribute with their respective data sources, which enables data-driven improvements to optimize traffic planning and accessibility. Through the SMART project, Arriva sees opportunities to optimize and streamline public transportation with customer needs in focus.”
SMART is an initiative to create a database of comprehensive information about all travelers’ movements, to plan and optimize public transport. The project will use data from many different sources, including wifi data from Bumbee Labs, vehicle data from Ramboll, Inrix and Tomtom and crowd data from Tre. The unique thing about SMART is that it makes data about how passengers move even in forms of travel other than the collective ones available.