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  • Understanding the Impact of Policy Perceptions on Zero-Emission Truck Adoption in Sweden

    Published Dec 09, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Sophie-Marie Ertelt, junior researcher at Örebro University School of Business, presented her research on the impact of policy perceptions on zero-emissi...

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  • Networks Dependability for Road Transportation

    Published Dec 09, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Stefano Sorrentino, Principal researcher at Ericsson Research in Stockholm, held a seminar on networks dependability for road transportation.

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  • A Decade of Provoking Progress

    The partner on stage
    Published Dec 06, 2024

    ITRL celebrated its 10-year anniversary on November 28th, an event that also marked the beginning of the centre's next phase and its renewed, extended collaboration with core and project partners. The...

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  • The HITS project shows great potential for sustainable urban transport

    Scania truck on city street
    Photo: Scania
    Published Nov 21, 2024

    Cities across Europe aim to reduce street traffic for a better environment and lower climate impact. A research study initiated by Scania within the HITS project, shows that urban transport can be tra...

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  • A Systems Thinking Approach: Shifting Mobility Policy to a Transformative Solution Space

    Published Oct 27, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Aimée Aguilar Jaber, Programmes Director at Hot or Cool Institute presented her work on Systems Thinking Approach to investigate the shift of Mobility Po...

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  • The impact of Electrification on Road Freight Transport Efficiency: a PhD presentation

    Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash
    Published Oct 05, 2024

    On 30th September, Claudia Andruetto and Zeinab Raoofi presented their recent work titled “How Does Electrification Impact Road Freight Transport Efficiency? A System Dynamics Approach” at the ITRL’s ...

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  • ITRL Partners Sign Extension Agreement to Lead the Future of Sustainable Transport

    Signing event
    Sara Forsberg, Chief Technical Officer at Scania, Mikael Lindström, Deputy President at KTH, Annika Borgenstam, Vice President for Research at KTH, Mikael Ranhagen, Head of Unit Infrastructure, Region Stockholm.
    Published Sep 16, 2024

    The Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) has been extended for another four years. KTH and its strategic partners, Scania and Region Stockholm, together with Trafikverket, are thereby renewing the...

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  • Postoc within modeling of sociotechnical systems, with focus on road transport

    roadbrigde and skyline
    Photo: Jon Flobrant, Unsplash
    Published Jun 27, 2024

    We are looking for a postdoc focusing on analysis and modeling of the transformation of socio-technical systems, and specifically how different electrification strategies (battery-electric, fuel cells...

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  • Electrifying Urban Freight Transports, The Role of Financial Incentives and Other Key Factors

    Published Jun 11, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Carolina Gil Ribeiro, PhD candidate at the Division of Energy Systems, ITM School, KTH presented her Ongoing PhD research on Electrifying Urban Freight T...

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  • The Societal Impacts of Self-Driving Technology

    Erik Almlöf
    Erik Almlöf.
    Published May 31, 2024

    Erik Almlöf has spent the last five years exploring the societal impacts of introducing self-driving technology. His research sheds light on the complexities of integrating autonomous vehicles into ou...

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  • Designing for system-level and behaviour change

    Published May 12, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Martin Sjöman, design researcher and lecturer at KTH presented his Doctoral Research on Designing for system-level and behaviour change.

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  • Connecting Third-Party Users to Public Transport Infrastructures: The Near and Necessary Future

    Published Apr 11, 2024

    As part of the ITRL Breakfast Seminars series, Ibrahim Diab, private transportation consultant & former post-doctoral researcher from TU Delft & AMS Institute presented his work on connecting third-pa...

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  • ITRL Annual Report 2023

    Published Mar 27, 2024

    We look back at 2023 in our now released annual report. Read through updates, results from our projects and work in the main research areas.

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  • Open position: PhD Candidate – Simulation of Electrification in Forest Transport on Roads

    Truck
    Image from skogsforsk.se
    Published Mar 08, 2024

    Skogforsk, in collaboration with ITRL and the departement of Engineering Design at KTH, is seeking a PhD candidate specialising in mathematical simulation of sociotechnical systems. The PhD project wi...

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  • Hybrid webinar on System-level impacts of electrification on road freight transport efficiency

    Published Feb 08, 2024

    In collaboration with Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) and Trafikverket, Claudia Andruetto and Zeinab Raoofi, both from ITRL, presented their work on System-level impacts of electrification on...

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  • Self-driving vehicles - Are we ready?

    Self-driving bus on a busy street
    A self-driving bus travelling a route in Barkaby, northern Stockholm (Photo: Mostphotos).
    Published Dec 20, 2023

    With more autonomous vehicles on our roads, road deaths are predicted to decrease. At the same time, the risk of both increased emissions and seriously impaired public health rises. A new KTH study of...

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  • Business models that speed up electrification of heavy road transports

    Electric truck charging
    How the trucks will be procured, used, charged, serviced, and eventually disposed on the used market is relevant to an electrified future. Photo: Scania
    Published Jun 29, 2023

    How do you create a sustainable business model to enable the electrification of heavy road transport? A new study intends to explain why there are still few electric heavy trucks on the roads – and ho...

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  • Presentation of ITRL spin-off Gordian at EU project workshop

    Gordian presentation
    Published Jun 22, 2023

    At an EU project workshop about innovation and entrepreneurship in GeoInformation Technology, ITRL researcher Gyözö Gidofalvi presented the ITRL spin-off ”Gordian”, operating within Mobility analytics...

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  • Testing network performance for intelligent traffic scenarios

    ITRL activities at Kista Innovation Park
    ITRL activities at Kista Innovation Park.
    Published Jun 21, 2023

    In May and June ITRL has had activities at Kista Innovation Park, testing network requirement for safety-critical applications in automotive use-cases and safety-critical 5G features. The activities w...

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  • Wrap-up of successful one-year mentorship program

    JRC Community
    The 2023 Junior Researcher Community Mentorship Program mentors and mentees.
    Published Jun 20, 2023

    We're thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the Junior Researcher Community Mentorship Program, a one-year initiative that connected JRC members, primarily PhD students, with top industry ...

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