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Digital twins open a new world for urban development
The automatic traffic test area in Hervanta, Tampere, is an example of the future of urban development. The digital twin of Hervanta is a versatile and user-friendly service design tool. Just one click and you are there: On the screen, you have a bird’s-eye view of a 3D model of Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere.… Read more
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CGI and VR Group agree on cloud and specialist services to accelerate VR’s digital strategy
IT service company CGI and Finnish rail transport provider VR Group are deepening their cooperation to accelerate VR’s digital transformation. The contract now signed will make CGI VR’s primary partner in utilising AWS cloud technologies. In line with its strategy, VR Group is migrating most of its IT systems to the cloud. The transformation will improve… Read more
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Telia launches service for determining CO2 emissions from road passenger transport
Telia launches the service Travel Emission Insights, which makes it possible for municipalities and regions to determine CO2 emissions from road passenger transport. This in turn enables better-informed decisions about specific measures that can help reduce emissions. The new service, Travel Emission Insights, which is launched in the Nordics and Baltics, gives municipalities insights about… Read more
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Wireless charging of EV’s is developed in Finland
DESTIA AND ELECTREON START COLLABORATION IN FINLAND Destia, a leading provider of charging infrastructure services in Finland, and Electreon, an Israel-based wireless charging technology provider, will be showcasing wireless charging for electric vehicles in Vantaa, Finland. The companies will be testing the solution in preparation of potentially integrating Electreon’s technology into Destia’s electric charging solution.… Read more
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Awake.AI has launched Voyage Event API
The Finnish smart ports pioneer Awake.AI has launched a new service, Voyage Event API, that provides automated messages when vessels enter or exit user-defined areas. The Event API service provides actual time event information and notifies about the vessel arrival times to various areas during port calls (e.g. pilot boarding places and berths). The service… Read more
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Espoo robot bus experiments pave the way for automated road transport
Robot buses that will slash public transport costs may cruise around the streets of Espoo among other traffic in about 2030, predicts a recent report on robot buses. In autumn 2021, there were as many as three ongoing projects related to robot buses in Espoo. One of them was a service description of a robot… Read more
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New technology helps recognise risky situations in Helsinki
Nodeon Finland piloted new technology to analyse traffic and improve traffic safety. The technology is based on LIDAR and AI. During the pilot, a traffic census with an accuracy of over 95 per cent was achieved and developmental leaps were taken towards a C-ITS solution that improves traffic safety. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is… Read more
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VTT to develop the future of aviation
VTT joins the EU’s SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking as a founding member. The objective is to modernise and digitalise the use and management of European airspace and to enable innovations of the new generation of aviation, such as inspection and delivery drones, electric aircrafts and air taxis. VTT has been invited to the public-private-partnership community,… Read more
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History of MaaS
How one man’s idea started a revolution in the mobility industry The concept of mobility-as-a-Service was invented in Finland, and with the help of open-minded people ranging from politicians to various transport service providers and city officials the country provided a perfect test base for MaaS to develop and spread across the globe. Mobility-as-a-Service is… Read more
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Telia and Skånetrafiken bring express payment to Scandinavia
Bus passengers, in the region of Skåne in southern Sweden, can now pay for their trip without using a physical ticket, cash or card. Together with Telia and the technology company Ridango, Skånetrafiken launches Express Mode for Apple Pay. “We are proud to be part of Skånetrafiken’s ongoing efforts of innovating to make public transport… Read more