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Urban robots and shared micro mobility solutions demonstrated in Kista
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. Nekkta 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 sara.nozkova@kista.com.
Map – test and demo
Fordonsdalen has developed a map that gives a clearer picture of which innovation environments that exist in the region in the areas of mobility, transport systems, automotive industry and the connection between the automotive industry and ICT area.
New project - Supporting interregional collaborations in East Central Sweden
There is a big need for larger collaborations in the automotive industry among different stakeholders in the academia, innovation environments and SMEs. For that reason, the latest initiated project in Fordonsdalen started in April 2022 with the aim to clarify, initiate new and/or support collaborations in the regions in East Central Sweden- Västmanland, Sörmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Uppsala and Stockholm. In East Central Sweden there are hundreds of SMEs and subcontractors to the larger automotive companies in Sweden, such as Scania and Volvo. In every region, there are lots of ongoing initiatives and advanced research in e.g visualisation, batteries, software development and smarter production chain.
More information Interregional Collaboration (fordonsdalen.se)
New project - Sustainability in Practice. Free course for small and medium-sized enterprises
The course is designed for SMEs (employing fewer than 250 people) related to the automotive industry and the electrification transition.
Do you want to learn how to use different methods to identify improvement potential for sustainability? Do you know how you easily can integrate environmental improvement work into your daily work? Do you want to learn tools for introducing new ways of working in your organization and how to engage employees? This practically structured course gives you the knowledge needed to support your business to become more sustainable.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to participate in the project can free of charge take part in inspirational seminars, receive coaching on site and take the KTH course ”Hållbarhet i praktiken”.
Would you like to know more read previous articles with voices from the course
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