Articles and blogposts on automotive and future transport

RISE's report for the first half-year shows strong development compared with the previous year. We continue to see a great need for research and innovation to meet the challenges facing both industry and society.

The police officer and the psychologist left the Swedish Security Service to start a business. Now Stefanie Najafi and Jenny Johansson have begun marketing their AI solution for detecting alcohol and drug impairment. Their invention can update old methods used by police officers to test drivers on …

How do you ensure that every step in the production of a high-volume product is really beneficial? Volvo Cars analysed data from the production of 120,000 cars. The result: an entire complicated step was eliminated – while at the same time identifying possible improvements in the production line.

Trucks and buses must be equipped with tachographs that record speed and driving and rest times. These regulations exist to ensure that drivers are rested and traffic-safe, and to create a level playing field in competition. However, to rely on the tachograph's measurements, calibration is required…

Volvo Cars has committed to becoming a circular business by 2040. A challenge that, according to themselves, is one of the biggest they’ve ever faced. The use of recycled and bio-based materials is part of the solution, as is additive manufacturing. We have talked to Torbjörn Larsson, Senior Princi…

The manufacturing industry in Västra Götaland is currently going through a massive change. Is additive manufacturing to be part of it? Yes, says Hans Fogelberg, R&D expert, Västra Götalandsregionen.

The ongoing electrification process highlights the need for automated systems to counter cyber attacks. Today, the mobile devices and rolling data centres that used to be called cars are potential targets for hackers. 

Fossil fuel-based plastics, composite materials and aluminium may soon be replaced by a new biomaterial developed by PaperShell in collaboration with RISE. The product is an excellent example of how to quickly take an innovation all the way from idea to industrialisation.

There are plans to build a new laboratory to test hydrogen tanks at RISE in Borås. The feasibility study of the laboratory is underway, with analysis of market needs, planning of design and equipment.

The automotive industry has ambitious sustainability goals, and these apply throughout the value chain. But what does it really mean for the hundreds of Swedish companies that supply their components?

Googling the Swedish words for “replace plastics” will produce more than 2.6 million hits. Googling in English will get you an incredible 3 billion hits. It's easy to get the impression that the world is in agreement – plastics must be phased out. But at RISE, Anna Wiktorsson is working with both s…

Products and services enhanced with artificial intelligence will be more stringently regulated. As a consequence of the EU’s forthcoming legislation, describing how and why the algorithms achieve a certain result will be a prerequisite for getting AI systems certified by independent operators such …