Mobility Industries
From hospital supplies to grocery deliveries – Finnish-Irish research collaboration explores drone logistics potential
VTT, one of Europe’s leading research institutions, and drone company Manna Air Delivery are launching a joint research initiative aimed at developing safe, scalable, and sustainable unmanned air traffic. The project will explore how drone transport can support, for example, healthcare logistics and help city center businesses expand their services. The collaboration brings together VTT’s […]
AI Meets ESG: ScanwAi’s Blueprint for Sustainable Infrastructure Maintenance
Sustainable infrastructure maintenance is emerging as a key driver of corporate ESG performance. With AI-powered maintenance solutions from ScanwAi, organisations can transform maintenance from a cost burden into a measurable sustainability advantage. Why is sustainable infrastructure maintenance critical for achieving corporate ESG goals? Sustainable infrastructure maintenance directly supports corporate ESG goals by reducing environmental impact, […]
Inclusive Mobility in Kuopio, Finland: Safer Streets for All
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
