• Blog: Traffic’s new normal

    Blog: Traffic’s new normal

    The invisible enemy that is the coronavirus changed everything overnight. Now, we must think what the world will be like in the future. As some sort of gauge of activity, traffic reflects the state of our society and economy in many ways. As such, it is quite natural to take a look at the post-coronavirus Read more

  • Finnair and Neste partner to reduce CO2 footprint of flying

    Finnair and Neste partner to reduce CO2 footprint of flying

    Finnair, the airline specialized in connecting Europe and Asia, and Neste, the world’s largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel from renewable waste and residues, have signed a new agreement which will gradually and considerably increase Finnair’s use of sustainable aviation fuel in its operations. The new partnership will be a key contributing factor in Finnair’s Read more

  • Sensible 4 raises $7 million to expand to Europe and Asia

    Sensible 4 raises $7 million to expand to Europe and Asia

    Series A round investors NordicNinja VC and ITOCHU to support Sensible 4 as they scale to Europe and Asia Finnish autonomous driving technology pioneer Sensible 4 has raised $7 million in their series A funding round that will see the company market expansion to Europe and Asia. Sensible 4’s first investment round was led by Read more

  • Over 14 million daily interface calls in the Digitraffic service – More and more Finns use real-time traffic data

    Over 14 million daily interface calls in the Digitraffic service – More and more Finns use real-time traffic data

    Finns are utilising real-time traffic data more and more actively to support their traffic needs as shown by the increased use of traffic control group Traffic Management Finland’s Digitraffic traffic data marketplace. In 2019, Digitraffic received as many as 14 million daily interface calls. The open data provided by Digitraffic is utilised extensively in, for Read more

  • VTT SenseWay helps customers boost competitiveness with autonomous solutions

    VTT SenseWay helps customers boost competitiveness with autonomous solutions

    The new VTT subsidiary, VTT SenseWay, will make the expertise related to autonomous solutions available to customers. Our frontrunner position in autonomous innovations will boost the competitiveness of not only companies but of Finland as well. Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, who participated in the opening event of VTT SenseWay in Turku, underscores the Read more

  • In the future, data will travel via space

    In the future, data will travel via space

    The telecommunication system of the future is a multifaceted whole, combining 5G mobile networks with satellite networks in space and low Earth orbit. The flexible and reliable connections and powerful data transfer can be utilised particularly on moving objects and in scarcely populated areas. Good telecommunication connections reliable in all conditions enable, for example, autonomous Read more

  • Motorcycles to be made smarter and safer with digitalisation

    Motorcycles to be made smarter and safer with digitalisation

    VTT and KTM Nordic Oy (KTM) have started cooperation to equip the KTM motorcycle with similar technical data transmission and environment perception systems as VTT’s automated vehicles.  The vehicle safety systems and sensors are intended to make motorcycles more visible to other vehicles and traffic safer and more efficient than before. VTT has received international Read more

  • SoftBank’s SB Drive and Finnish Sensible 4 starting autonomous driving collaboration

    SoftBank’s SB Drive and Finnish Sensible 4 starting autonomous driving collaboration

    Japanese SB Drive announces a collaboration with Finnish Sensible 4 on self-driving technology integration for autonomous shuttles. SoftBank’s self-driving subsidiary, SB Drive, has started a collaboration with Finnish autonomous driving technology company Sensible 4. The primary purpose of the cooperation is to accelerate the implementation of autonomous shuttles in Europe and Japan and bring them Read more

  • Sensible 4’s GACHA pilot ongoing in Vantaa

    Sensible 4’s GACHA pilot ongoing in Vantaa

    GACHA’s first pilot program for 2020 has started in Kivistö, Vantaa. From 14 January 2020 to 13 February 2020, GACHA will be driving a 3,4 km route starting at the Kivistö train station – with stops at five other locations. Operations take place from Tuesday to Thursday between 10-12 and 13-15. The program is open Read more

  • Virta ranked as Europe’s fastest-growing electric vehicle charging service provider

    Virta ranked as Europe’s fastest-growing electric vehicle charging service provider

    Virta Ltd. (Liikennevirta Oy) has been ranked as the fastest-growing electric vehicle charging platform in Europe by the Financial Times on their 2020 FT 1000 list. The FT 1000 ranks Europe’s fastest-growing companies annually – Virta’s overall ranking on the list is 179. The Global EV charging operator Virta – founded in 2013 in Finland, Read more