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BBC’s public transport reportage features various Finnish solutions
BBC live podcast series “People fixing the world” features various smart mobility solutions in a special reportage on public transport. LuxTurrim5G ecosystem is presented through examples by Sensible 4 and Teleste in the episode “The big transport swap“. The episode also features MaaS Global and its Whim application. Read more on LuxTurrim5G’s website and listen… Read more
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MaaS Global transforms global mobility one journey at a time
MaaS Global is a pioneer of the transport sector transformation underway in Finland and around the world. The company’s mobile app Whim, launched in November 2017, has already been used for more than 10 million trips in Finland, Belgium, England and Austria. Conveniently combining public and private transport options, the Whim app can be used… Read more
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September greetings from Smart Green Ports Export Booster!
To Smart Green Ports USA Export Booster Members We are delighted to share information to everyone on the recent and upcoming activities of the Export Booster in the USA. After the summer vacation in July we have continued to carry out activities at ports and terminals. On 26 August, Team Finland staff visited the Port… Read more
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New video from Finland: Fintraffic Traffic Vision 2030
It’s the year 2030. Finland has the safest, smoothest and most environmentally friendly traffic in the world. Fintraffic provides traffic information in Finland that helps companies to create new traffic and smart mobility solutions for people and goods. In the new video Fintraffic introduces their vision and how the Finnish transportation system will work seamlessly in… Read more
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Scalable EV charging solutions from Finland
Kempower is the new EV fast charging partner for Mer Norway Mer, one of the leading charging point operators in Europe, has chosen Kempower as one of its new electric vehicles (EV) fast charging partners in Norway. Kempower and Mer Norway have signed a frame agreement on Kempower’s DC fast charging technology deliveries to Norway.… Read more
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Proxion on track to double railway transport and create new transportation services in Finland
A ground-breaking global autonomous train development project in Finland is moving on to its test phase. The aim of the initiative is to create completely new railway transportation services and to even double the amount of railway transport. The initiative, led by Finnish Proxion in conjunction with around 20 other tech organisations, innovates an agile,… Read more
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AI fostered traffic management in China
The United Nations has estimated that by 2040 almost 60% of people are living in cities across the globe and at the same time number of trucks, cars and air kilometres will double and the amount of emissions keep rising. In addition, millions of people and animals are killed in traffic – directly (accidents) and… Read more
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New solutions for city logistics tested in Helsinki
In autumn 2021, Helsinki saw various pilot projects both on the ground and in the air. The newest kind of pilot was the delivery of products from a pharmacy to a customer by drone, which took place in late August. In the week-long pilot, products from the Lauttiksen Apteekki pharmacy in the Lauttasaari district were… Read more
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50 years of state-of-the-art taximeter services
It has been 50 years since Semel Oy was founded. Known mainly as a taximeter manufacturer, Semel Oy has gone through many business challenges throughout the years. Technology of systems has shifted from analogy to digital, payment systems from offline to online etc. Today, Semel markets state-of-the-art taximeter services that are world-class. We are a… Read more
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Safer and greener transport with automated driving – how to find the right solution?
Automated driving can offer safer, cost-efficient and sustainable solutions to transportation needs in remote locations, extreme weather conditions and situations where it’s simply not necessary to have people sitting behind the wheel. Humans are great at problem solving and creative thinking but perform poorly at repetitive tasks – let’s focus on what we do best… Read more