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5G Ride demonstrates safe public transport with self-driving buses
The innovation project 5G Ride, with the participants Urban ICT Arena, Intel, Keolis, Ericsson, T-Engineering, and Telia explores how 5G and remote monitoring of vehicles via control towers can help facilitate the introduction of self-driving electric buses in urban...
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)...
Lessons from the Delta project
The future of mobility will mean new solutions for getting to your destinations. Individual vehicles will become less frequent as we look to more sustainable solutions for mobility, and instead we will see public transport and ridesharing solutions picking up the...
Internet of Things bäddar för smartare sophantering i Rinkeby-Kista
I projektet Smart sophantering testar och utvärderar stadsdelen Rinkeby-Kista i samarbete med Urban ICT Arena och två tjänsteleverantörer lösningar för smartare sophantering. Målsättningen är att skapa en renare och mer hållbar stad. Att kunna styra avfallshanteringen...
Exploring new ways for future sustainable mobility in Kista
It was in Kista that we saw the first self-driving vehicle on public roads in the Nordic region, the first 5G-connected self-driving bus and self-driving trucks. Kista is a hub for technology development in the field of transport and for innovative mobility solutions....
5G Ride takes the next step as additional funding is granted
After successful testing of the self-driving, 5G-connected vehicles in 2020, the project 5G Ride will be able to take the next step in 2021.
Urban ICT Arena launches new project focusing on effective traffic planning
Traffic congestion is a huge problem in our cities. Our new project SMART focuses on how new technologies can help create more effective traffic planning, with focus on public transport. Our project partners include Savantic, Bumbee Labs, Telenor, Ramboll and RISE. ...
How sensors can make regular waste containers smart
Norrsidans Innovation provides an IoT solution for smart waste management. After working on a prototype at Södertälje Science Park and using the testbed at Urban ICT Arena, they are now ready for the next step. Today waste containers in cities are emptied according to...
Finding common ground for drones in the Nordics
What role will drones play in the Nordic countries? What set of local challenges lays ahead? The work within the Nordic Drone Initiative (NDI) continues. Kista Science City and Urban ICT Arena announced our partnership with other Nordic clusters back in September. The...