Mobility Industries

Inclusive Mobility in Kuopio, Finland: Safer Streets for All

Inclusive Mobility in Kuopio, Finland: Safer Streets for All

Published 08/04/2025 hoyry
Multimodal
Case Story
In Kuopio, Finland, SWARCO has launched an innovative pilot project aimed at improving road safety for visually impaired pedestrians. The project integrates smart traffic technology with the self-voicing Blindsquare navigation app (developed by Mipsoft), allowing users to request green lights via smartphone, receive voice guidance at crossings, and benefit from adaptive signal durations that ensure […]
Maritime Single Window (MSW) – Siili Solutions & Fintraffic

Maritime Single Window (MSW) – Siili Solutions & Fintraffic

Published 13/12/2024 hoyry
Maritime
Data Smart Logistics
Siili Fintraffic
Case Story
Designing and implementing NEMO, the Finnish maritime single window. A neutral data platform for maritime traffic notifications for port calls. Information related to the reporting obligation will only be entered into the system once, and from there it will be automatically sent to several different recipients. NEMO leverages automation, data transparency, and reusability, reducing redundant paperwork […]
KONE’s Veturi Program: Building a Sustainable Urban Future

KONE’s Veturi Program: Building a Sustainable Urban Future

Published 31/10/2024 hoyry
Multimodal
Data Sustainability
KONE
Case Story
A Four-Year Journey of Innovation with 200 Partners In 2020, KONE launched the “Flow of Urban Life” Veturi ecosystem program, addressing urbanization and sustainability challenges. Supported by EUR 20 million from Business Finland, the program brought together 200 companies, resulting in over a hundred patent applications. “The Veturi program helped us find high-tech partners to […]
Breakthrough AI-Powered Digital Monitoring System of the Road Network for Safety and Efficiency

Breakthrough AI-Powered Digital Monitoring System of the Road Network for Safety and Efficiency

Published 29/08/2024 hoyry
Road
Data AI Maintenance solutions
ScanwAI
Case Story
Save Time and Money, cuts CO2 –Use AI Power to Validate Your Quality in Roadworks ScanwAI’s cutting-edge Road Monitoring System offers four key functionalities designed to revolutionize infrastructure management: Target Groups: Governmental body responsible for infrastructure maintenance, Cities and Infra Maintenance Companies Value Created: We maximize road safety, efficiency and sustainability Cost Savings and Early […]
Optimizing Rush Hour Management in Stations with Digital Twin Technology

Optimizing Rush Hour Management in Stations with Digital Twin Technology

Published 02/08/2024 hoyry
Multimodal
Digital Twin Data
KONE
Case Story
KONE has developed a groundbreaking digital twin innovation in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance people flow in crowded city hubs. This pioneering solution leverages data to improve urban mobility, enabling smoother and more efficient commuter experiences. Navigating crowded metro stations during rush hour can be stressful, as congested pathways challenge both patience […]
Missing pieces of urban mobility – Alternatives for roads are in the making

Missing pieces of urban mobility – Alternatives for roads are in the making

Published 19/06/2024 hoyry
Multimodal
Smart Logistics Sustainability AI
UDT Technologies
Case Story
If we think about the mobility landscape the novel ideas come through automation combined with something physical. Self-operating drones as a fine example. Ground transportation is being filled with autonomous cars and shuttles. Some companies present ground transportation in layers above the ground. One of the companies is Finnish UDT Technologies which is presenting a […]
Lahti GEM – Green Electrification of Mobility Cluster

Lahti GEM – Green Electrification of Mobility Cluster

Published 29/04/2024 hoyry
Road
Electrification
Kempower Lahti GEM
Case Story
Lahti GEM is a platform for companies, research and education organisations as well as cities. The platform is established to generate and maintain cooperation for developing and commercialising technologies and solutions for the cleaner future of mobility. New trends of electrification Lahti GEM Key benefits Target groups We are looking for sister clusters for collaboration, new technologies, […]
Electrifying the Grid: How VIRTA Transforms Electric Cars into Virtual Power Plants

Electrifying the Grid: How VIRTA Transforms Electric Cars into Virtual Power Plants

Published 02/02/2024 hoyry
Road
Electrification
Virta
Case Story
Virta, a frontrunner in electric vehicle charging platforms, collaborates with Business Finland, benefitting from innovation funding and loans for its R&D efforts. Now entering a phase of swift international growth, Virta’s latest endeavor aims to integrate EV batteries into the power grid, addressing the surging need for energy flexibility. Virta’s Grid Innovation: Revolutionizing Energy Balance […]
Pioneering the Industrial Metaverse: Valmet Automotive and Telia’s Revolutionary Project

Pioneering the Industrial Metaverse: Valmet Automotive and Telia’s Revolutionary Project

Published 13/12/2023 hoyry
Road
Telia Valmet Automotive
Case Story
Valmet Automotive, in collaboration with Telia, has embarked on an innovative pilot project at their Uusikaupunki car plant, leveraging cutting-edge robot technology to create a virtual replica of their Innovation Center. This initiative is part of the broader MURO innovation project, which aims to explore the capabilities of 5G-enabled service robots in industrial settings. By […]
Telia Crowd Insights Enhances Finnish Road Traffic Management for Fintraffic

Telia Crowd Insights Enhances Finnish Road Traffic Management for Fintraffic

Published 20/10/2023 hoyry
Road
Data
Telia Fintraffic
Case Story
Driving Traffic Management Innovation: Fintraffic Leverages Telia Crowd Insights to Propel Finnish Road Traffic Control and Planning into the Future. Telia Crowd Insights, a cutting-edge service harnessing anonymized and aggregated mobile network data to analyze movement patterns, is set to usher in a new era of traffic control and management in Finland. Fintraffic, dedicated to […]
Kempower Solutions: Powering Up the World’s Largest Fast-Charging Plaza for Electric Trucks and Off-Highway Vehicles

Kempower Solutions: Powering Up the World’s Largest Fast-Charging Plaza for Electric Trucks and Off-Highway Vehicles

Published 02/10/2023 hoyry
Road
Electrification
Kempower
Case Story
Kempower solutions now available at the world’s largest fast-charging plaza for electric trucks and off-highway vehicles Kempower has supplied its fast-charging solutions for WattHub, which has officially opened in the Dutch town of Geldermalsen. The facility, the world’s largest fast-charging plaza for electric trucks and off-highway vehicles, was designed and built by TSG Netherlands. The […]
A Unique Living Lab Environment In Tampere For Urban Transport

A Unique Living Lab Environment In Tampere For Urban Transport

Published 28/04/2023 hoyry
Train & Metro
Business Finland
Case Story
Business Finland is funding Tampereen Raitiotie Oy’s Lyyli Living Lab development environment through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding program, which is part of the Sustainable Growth Program for Finland. Lyyli Living Lab is an inclusive RDI environment for the development, validation, and the acquisition of market references of sustainable, rail-based, smart urban transport […]
The use of drones opens up huge new markets for businesses and impacts consumers’ daily lives

The use of drones opens up huge new markets for businesses and impacts consumers’ daily lives

Published 14/02/2023 hoyry
Aviation & Drones
Fintraffic VTT
Case Story
Drones will deliver groceries to your home and assist in farming and construction. These are some of the applications where developments will be brisk once European ground rules and safe airspace practices (U-space) are established for unmanned aerial vehicles. Advancements in this field are driven for instance by the need to reduce emissions from transport […]
How Wärtsilä is leading the marine ecosystem towards zero emissions

How Wärtsilä is leading the marine ecosystem towards zero emissions

Published 03/11/2022 hoyry
Maritime
Sustainability
Wärtsilä
Case Story
Decarbonisation in the marine industry will not happen overnight, but Wärtsilä’s Zero Emission Marine (ZEM) initiative is actively working to speed up the move to clean energy.Decarbonisation in the marine industry will not happen overnight, but Wärtsilä’s Zero Emission Marine (ZEM) initiative is actively working to speed up the move to clean energy. “Going green […]
One of a kind tram serves as a test bed for mobility services in Tampere

One of a kind tram serves as a test bed for mobility services in Tampere

Published 17/06/2022 hoyry
Train & Metro
Data
VTT
Case Story
The internationally unique “Lyyli Living Lab” environment is being built for the Tampere Tramway system. It will allow various parties to cooperate on the experiment-driven development of urban mobility solutions in a real operating environment. The purpose of the “Lyyli Living Lab” project is to create a development, experiment, testing and marketing environment and the […]
Proxion led succesfully autonomous train tests in Finland

Proxion led succesfully autonomous train tests in Finland

Published 06/06/2022 hoyry
Train & Metro
Business Finland
Case Story
The autonomous train development project took a major step by carrying out field tests successfully in Finland.  The project is led by private rail expert company Proxion.  GoA4 level locomotive performed missions on a private track. Senior Ministerial Adviser Janne Hauta from ministry of transport and communications had the privilege to send the train to […]
HSL combined all web services under one roof – CGI involved in renewing the user interface

HSL combined all web services under one roof – CGI involved in renewing the user interface

Published 10/12/2021 hoyry
Road Multimodal
Case Story
HSL has implemented an extensive reform of its online services, including the incorporation of the popular Reittiopas journey planner in hsl.fi. The project was carried out in a multi-vendor environment, with CGI Finland responsible for the renewal of the Reittiopas user interface. In the spring of 2020, Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) launched a major online service […]
Advanced analytics is reforming public transport

Advanced analytics is reforming public transport

Published 10/12/2021 hoyry
Case Story
Smooth information flow results in smooth public transport flow. The new reporting platform of LMJ, an IT procurement and service company operating in 21 urban areas, gives public transport planners more efficiency and access to previously inaccessible data. Developing public transport is a complex process that requires the consideration of many variables. In order to […]