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Transportation Systems 2011 Innovation the Swedish way
Developing the vehicles of the future
Sweden has a unique position of strength to lead the
development of the automotive technologies of tomorrow.
Sweden has for many years been from its powertrain to complex elec-
among the leading vehicle nations trical and electronics systems, from
with excellence through the com- scratch. The nation’s extensive auto-
plete value chain, from research and motive cluster encompasses all
design to manufacturing and testing. aspects of state-of-the-art car and
This makes Sweden the ideal spring- heavy vehicle development.
board from which to develop the Sweden can offer incentives to
green, safe, intelligent and con- foreign actors looking to perform key
nected vehicles that consumers will technology research in Sweden. The Transportation brands of
Swedish origin
increasingly expect. Swedish state has a long history of
Sweden is one of the world’s most financing R&D in the automotive
automotive-intensive countries, with industry, and its current initiative,
a long and proud history and a strong Strategic Vehicle Research and Inno-
reputation for innovation and quality, vation Initiative (Fordonsstrategisk
who produce hundreds of thousands forskning och innovation, or FFI),
of vehicles each year. Sweden is also also welcomes applications from for-
the birthplace of a number of leading eign companies and organizations.
suppliers to the industry, including The Swedish way of collaboration
Autoliv, Haldex and SKF, with all the between many stakeholders yields
world’s major vehicle manufacturers better overall results, and creates
among their customers. Sweden is benefits in flexibility, time-to-market
one of the few countries that has the and costs.
competence and experience to
develop an entire premium vehicle,
Green vehicles Intelligent vehicles Tested vehicles
Be part of Sweden’s cutting-edge Learn from and contribute to Sweden’s Why build your own facilities when
development of electric vehicles and tightly integrated electronic systems cluster, some of the world’s most
plug-in hybrids for passenger and com- which brings together innovative minds from advanced testing centers are avail-
mercial use. Work with the most the fields of telecommunications, aerospace able for you to use in Sweden?
demanding OEMs in close collabora- and the automotive industry. Advanced simulators and
tion with innovative local clusters. unmatched winter testing facilities
Connected vehicles in the arctic north are used by the
Safe vehicles major global OEMs and sub-sup-
Get involved in the many large-scale projects pliers. Tomorrow’s electric vehicles
Benefit from Sweden’s long and proud already rolled out in Sweden, in areas like can be tested charged with carbon
tradition in both passive and active congestion charging, weather monitoring dioxide-free and renewable elec-
safety systems. Foreign automotive and speed control. Link up with the leading tricity from Sweden’s grid.
actors are invited to participate in gov- cluster Telematics Valley.
ernment-funded research programs
within the safety area.
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Excellence today, excellence tomorrow
Sweden is the home of cutting-edge innovation in the fields of
green, safe, intelligent, connected and tested vehicles.
The technologies that tomorrow’s of innovation, international competi-
motorists will expect are already tiveness and foreign direct invest-
well-established in Sweden, a coun- ment (FDI) potential.
try where environmental awareness, At a time of unprecedented
safety and connectivity are second upheaval for the automotive industry,
nature, and complex systems design new challenges will open up opportu-
is a tradition. nities for the manufacturers able to
Sweden’s position at the forefront respond to the new circumstances.
of vehicle technology is based on While the industry faces many uncer-
solid experience with both passenger tainties, it is beyond doubt that an
and commercial vehicles in the pre- increasingly well-informed, tech
mium segment, combined with a nically-savvy and environmentally-
leading position within the telecoms, aware motoring public will place new
ICT, aerospace and cleantech indus- demands on their vehicles and on
tries. The country consistently ranks the industry. Those who can satisfy
among the world leaders in indexes those demands will reap the rewards.
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Green vehicles
The natural choice for green vehicles
Vehicle manufacturers who want to sell in lished in Sweden. The country also has one of the highest
rates of green car sales in the world.
the premium market need to meet the
demands of increasingly environmentally- Fuel from forests
aware customers. Sweden offers competence The Swedish Energy Agency is a major investor in energy
and experience in technologies and alterna- efficiency and renewable energy for vehicles. The agency is
unique in the world in having its own investment portfolio of
tive fuels, from hybrids to bio-fuels derived green technology companies. Among them are ETC Battery
from forests. and Fuel Cells, a development company and competence
center which forms the link between Swedish research and
Starting out more than 30 years ago Sweden has stayed one industry. The Swedish Energy Agency part-finances the
of the forerunners in the development of alternative energy BioDME project which produces vehicle fuel from a by-prod-
sources, thanks to a combination of a highly environmen- uct of the pulp & paper industry, in conjunction with the
tally-conscious population and limited supplies of domestic Volvo Group, and is one of three government bodies behind
sources of fossil fuels. Volvo Trucks, Scania, Volvo Car Cor- the SEK 450 million-per-year Strategic Vehicle Research
poration and Saab Automobile have extensive green technol- and Innovation Initiative.
ogy programs and collaborate with each other and with small
innovative companies to push the technology forward. Electric visions of the future
Volvo Trucks has so far produced engines running on seven The Swedish Electric Mobility Initiative (SEMI) project, run
different renewable fuels. Researchers at the country’s uni- by the Power Circle cluster, is working for the widespread
versities are developing the fuels and technologies of the introduction in Sweden of vehicles powered by electricity
future. from renewable sources.
Successive Swedish governments have invested heavily in It aims to have 600,000 electric vehicles on the nation’s
fuel-efficient cars and renewable fuels through initiatives, roads by 2020, and 50 demo sites for the vehicles will be
such as the Green Car programs that started already in 2000. established around the country. The project is already well on
Today funding is also available to foreign companies estab- the way towards that target.
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Safe vehicles
The vision: no one should be killed or injured
Sweden is the birthplace of innovations rang- what technologies could help them avoid the impending
crash?
ing from the three-point seatbelt to the lami-
At the SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre in Göte-
nated windshield and the side airbag. Thanks borg, 22 partners from the public and private sectors and
in part to state-sponsored initiatives Sweden academia collaborate on analyzing all aspects of how and
is at the forefront of safety innovation. why accidents and injuries occur so that technologies can be
developed to prevent them.
Sweden’s safety consciousness is summed up in the so At this international hub, the research is divided into four
called Vision Zero, the revolutionary road safety initiative programs: pre-crash, crash, post-crash and traffic safety
which aims to reduce to zero the number of fatalities and analysis. The overall aim is to enhance Swedish international
serious injuries on the nation’s roads. Vision Zero and its competitiveness in the field of vehicle and traffic safety.
new way of thinking about traffic safety are now being
exported extensively around the world. Real-life safety saving lives
Sweden is home to cutting-edge research into the causes Volvo Cars has one of the world’s most advanced automotive
of traffic accidents and technologies for minimizing their safety test facilities with more than 160 technicians and
effects and preventing them, and offers foreign investors the engineers working towards the company’s extremely ambi-
ideal environment for pursuing the vision of safer roads eve- tious safety target. The vision is that by 2020 no one should
rywhere. In fact, Sweden is probably the only country in the be killed or injured in a Volvo, and in the long-term to have
world with a law stating that nobody should be killed in road no collisions at all.
traffic.Recent statistics show that the numbers of casualties Volvo’s safety specialists carry out crash simulations, test
in road traffic have been reduced record low numbers new components and systems, investigate real-life crashes,
despite increasing road usage. as well as analyzing them and recreating them in-house.
They aim not only for the highest EuroNCAP and US
Crash prevention through research NCAP ratings, but also for what they call real-life safety –
How do drivers react to particular traffic situations? What which means going even further than the ratings and the
sensors could warn them of these situations in advance? And legal requirements.
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Intelligent vehicles
Just relax and let your vehicle do the thinking
Ten years from now vehicles will be even more chosen to represent Ford within Autosar, the partnership for
open and standardized automotive software architecture.
intelligent, equipped with systems that will
“We have been pushing Autosar to the next level within
transform the driving experience. Scores of some specific areas,” says Lennart Lundh, director of elec-
embedded systems will help the driver, and trical system design at Volvo Cars.
The Swedish research initiative Software Automotive
offer personalized infotainment features,
Platform (SWAP) has designed an Autosar-compliant devel-
advanced chassis management, and intelli- opment and prototyping platform with involvement from
gent safety systems that constantly scan the Swedish companies such as QRTech and Systemite, as well
vehicle and its surroundings. Electronics and as Volvo Cars and Saab Automobile. The SWAP platform
allows users to tailor and integrate their software, tools and
electrical systems already account for about other components to Autosar.
30 percent of the cost of a modern vehicle. Volvo’s presence at the heart of Sweden’s automotive
cluster has attracted many of the most innovative companies
Sweden has a solid tradition of complex systems design and and leading researchers in the field to Göteborg.
integration from the defense, aerospace and telecoms “Systems engineering is part of Swedish society, and that
industries, and vehicle safety today is supported by state- gives us an advantage,” says Lennart Lundh
funded programs such as Vehicle Information and Commu-
nication Technology (V-ICT). Scania famed for reliability
Strong clusters centered on the nation’s vehicle manufac- At Scania the number of electronic control units has grown
turers and characterized by the Swedish desire for coopera- from only a few 15 years ago to up to 30 today.
tion across organizations and across sectors provide a rich And that development will only continue as the company
environment for the development of tomorrow’s electrical pushes forward in its drive for safer, more fuel-efficient and
and electronics systems, for both on- and off-road vehicles. more intelligent vehicles.
“Our processing power will just keep on going up, espe-
Volvo’s leading role cially on the heavier, more complicated control units,” says
Volvo Cars’ successes with its fourth generation of electric Lars-Gunnar Hedström, head of systems development at
and electronics systems can be seen in the fact that it was Scania.
singled out to lead the development in this area for Ford, “We can always make better functionality if we have more
Jaguar and Land Rover in Europe. Its engineers were also processing power.” Lars-Gunnar Hedström states.
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Connected vehicles
Joined-up approach to connected vehicles
Vehicles will get more connected to each other has done the biggest and most advanced experiments in
intelligent speed adaptation, and Volvo Cars is in the abso-
and to the transportation infrastructure. This
lute lead when it comes to the implementation of distance-
will lead to safety and environmental benefits, keeping and lane-keeping systems in vehicles.
increased transport efficiency and new enter-
tainment and media services. Wireless emergency service
Implementation of telematics services and solutions will be
With a long history in both the automotive and telecommu- influenced by environmental and safety considerations
nications sectors, Sweden play a key role in the develop- spurred by political decisions. A driving factor behind
ment of the connected vehicle. Strong clusters in the fields telematics will be eCall, the European Commission project
of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and telematics have to bring assistance to motorists involved in collisions by
evolved where these industries overlap, and attracted a sig- wirelessly sending information to emergency services, due
nificant number of foreign actors eager to take advantage of for implementation in 2012.
Sweden’s lead in areas like fleet management systems and There is also big business for vehicle manufacturers in
intelligent speed adaptation. extracting diagnostic data from which to do analysis. Volvo
Business in Sweden is characterized by openness and Trucks was early out with a system – developed in Sweden
cooperation between companies, government agencies and and implemented in the US – which uses telematics to send
academia. Because connected vehicles are all about estab- vehicle data to a control center to help minimize downtime.
lishing cooperation between systems, between vehicles, and The closeness of major telecoms and IT players like IBM,
between vehicles and the surrounding infrastructure, Ericsson and Telia Sonera with Sweden’s vehicle manufac-
Sweden is a natural focal point for this development. tures and suppliers, make Göteborg home to Telematics Val-
ley, one of the world’s largest telematics clusters and to
First use of number plate recognition Lindholmen Science Park.
Sweden is among the global leaders in the implementation
of ITS. It has the world’s most extensive network of weather Eco-driving saves on fuel
measurement stations which monitor road conditions and The use of technology to influence driver behavior to reduce
send out salting vehicles before the surface has a chance to fuel use and emissions is increasingly coming into focus.
freeze. Stockholm’s congestion charging system, based on Swedish ITS company Thoreb’s real-time traffic information
full automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), was the and traffic planning systems are markedly improving the fuel
first wide-scale use of the technology in the world. Sweden efficiency of bus fleets around the world.
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Vehicle testing and inspection
Pushing innovative technologies to the limits
The cleaner, safer, more intelligent and more Crash testing; track testing; winter testing; electromagnetic
compatibility testing. Sweden offers automotive manufac-
connected vehicles in the future will also
turers and suppliers unmatched infrastructure and facilities
require new levels of quality and reliability. for the testing of vehicles. Sweden hosts test sites for the EU
Vehicle manufacturers need to be sure that Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems (CVIS) and
Safespot projects, among others.
their electric lithium ion batteries function
“Sweden is the ideal test country,” says Peter Öhman at
during an unusually cold winter. Rescue servi- Test Site Sweden, the national test and demonstration arena
ces and the environmental impacts of a seri- offering testing opportunities at virtual, full scale and reality
ous accident involving a vehicle powered by labs, with a focus on traffic safety, logistics and the environ
ment.
such a battery need to be fully investigated.
Keeping unwanted spectators away
Sweden is among the world’s leading automotive testing All European OEMs, plus several from Asia, choose Sweden
nations. Test facilities throughout the country offer the full for their winter testing. Together with guaranteed arctic tem-
range of resources, from an artificial sun at SP Technical peratures, the north of Sweden offers decades of testing
Research Institute of Sweden in Borås, to advanced simu- experience in a sparsely populated area with few noise
lators at the Swedish National Road and Transport restrictions, and empty roads ideal for sensitive testing
Research Institute (VTI’s) state-of-the-art labs in Göteborg, assignments away from prying eyes.
to cold-weather endurance testing on the frozen lakes of “There’s nothing you can’t do in Sweden when it comes to
the far north. winter testing,” says Öhman.
A number of major automotive players have already “It is no surprise that the likes of BMW, Volvo, Bosch and
established their own tailor-made testing facilities in others have invested heavily in their own facilities here. “
Sweden. There are also a number of independent testing Besides the well-established cold-weather stress tests,
companies with highly experienced engineers working in drivability tests, mileage collection and comfort tests, north-
the strictest confidence that can be contracted to conduct ern Sweden now also offers a full infrastructure for testing of
tests on a freelance basis, employing cutting edge testing electric vehicles at sub-zero temperatures.
technologies.
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Public and private research funding
State R&D funding available for foreign actors
Foreign automotive companies setting up in Funding is available to any company from any nation which
Sweden are invited to apply for research fun- has entered into some kind of agreement with a Swedish
company within the automotive or automotive supply indus-
ding under a program run by the Swedish try. The foreign company must establish a presence and a
state in collaboration with Swedish vehicle business in Sweden. Research eligible for funding can be
manufacturers. anything from basic research to late development, but must
be business-based, that is lead to business or applications
The Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative on the open market.
(Fordonsstrategisk forskning och innovation, or FFI), which The criteria assessed are the relevance to the FFI pro-
runs from 2009 to 2012, funds research within the areas of gram; the quality of the project proposal; its feasibility; and
energy/environment and safety, and has an annual budget of usefulness of the research.Projects can receive up to 50
SEK 450 million. A similar amount will come from industry. percent funding from the Swedish state. Universities or
The overall aim is to reduce the environmental impact of research institutes from abroad can receive up to 100 per-
road transport, reduce the numbers of people killed and cent funding if they have unique knowledge.
injured on the roads, while strengthening the competitive-
ness of the automotive industry in Sweden. Open collaboration
The parties involved in the FFI programs are the Swedish
Financing and collaboration Energy Agency, Vinnova (the Swedish Governmental Agency
The program gives foreign companies the opportunity to for Innovation Systems) the Swedish Road Administration,
receive funding for research, plus the chance to tap into the Volvo Group, Saab Automobile, Scania, Volvo Car Corpo-
Sweden’s world-leading knowledge and experience in the ration and the industry organization Scandinavian Automo-
safety and green technology areas. The initiative follows tive Suppliers.
similar successful programs where the Swedish state and Applications for funds from the FFI programs can be made
industrial partners have come together to provide funding through a portal on the Vinnova homepage.
for research in key strategic areas. www.vinnova.se
The priority research areas within FFI:
Energy and environment: projects will deal with increased
energy efficiency, changeover to renewable fuels, reduced local
and regional environmental impact, and so on.
Transport efficiency, with a focus on more effective intermodal
transports, developing systems for communication and adminis-
tration, logistics, vehicle fleets, and vehicle maintenance.
Vehicle and traffic safety, covering areas such as intelligent
safety systems, crash safety, human cognition and tolerance,
field studies, unprotected road users and security.
Vehicle development: vehicle electronics, integrated systems
and software, vehicle hydraulics, development methods and
construction materials for more effective vehicles.
Sustainable production, including component manufactur-
ing, virtual manufacturing, chassis manufacturing, logistics and
material handling.
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Contact information - cluster collaboration
Academia and industry building
vehicle clusters for the future
The Lindholmen Science Park lies at the pean research and development project
very heart of Sweden’s automotive cluster. Cooperative Vehicle Infrastructure System
Located on the north bank of the Göta (CVIS). The SAFER Vehicle and Traffic
River across from downtown Göteborg, Safety Center also operates from here.
the science park builds on the strong Lindholmen Science Park has three
automotive heritage in the West Sweden overlapping focus areas: intelligent vehicles
region. and transport systems; mobile internet;
Companies at Lindholmen range from and modern media and design. This brings
small innovative spin-offs from Chalmers the automotive industry into contact with
University of Technology through to large companies like IBM and Ericsson.
automotive consultancies such as Semcon About 16,000 people commute to the
and Consat, to the likes of Volvo Car Cor- science park each day. 9,000 work at
poration and Volvo Trucks. A number of about 180 companies at the site, with the
organizations with links with the industry, remainder attending university and high
such as the Swedish Road Administration- school. With its focus on safety and envi-
and Invest Sweden also have a presence ronmental issues within the automotive
on site. sector, Lindholmen Science Park will
Lindholmen Science Park is home to continue to play an important role in the
Test Site Sweden with its extensive testing vehicle industry in the future.
and demonstration environments, and was
chosen as a test site for the major Euro- www.automotivesweden.se
Competence and confidentiality
at a chilling temperature
The northern Swedish province of Norr- tions for endurance testing. Besides the
land provides optimal conditions for the infrastructure and local competence, visit-
winter testing of vehicles. Guaranteed sub- ing test teams can get access to work-
zero temperatures during the long arctic shops, office space and accommodation.
winter and world-leading know-how and Its northerly location means that test-
experience in testing are combined with a ing can be carried out in secrecy. For
sparsely-populated location that ensures instance at Arjeplog, one of the world’s top
the all-important confidentiality. testing locations, just 3,300 people live in
The region offers several months of an area the size of Belgium. But still the
subzero temperatures often hovering Norrland region is well served by air, road
around the –30C mark. Undulating hills and rail connections which keep it access
create microclimates where the mercury ible to the big European manufacturers.
can dip to –40C and below. All the major European OEMs, from
During the more than 30 years of win- Bentley and Bugatti to Seat and Skoda,
ter testing in the region, an extensive infra- test in Sweden, as do the leading compo-
structure has grown up around the indus- nents suppliers, such as Pirelli and
try. Test tracks are marked out on frozen Bridgestone, Haldex and Bosch.
lakes while thousands of kilometers of
deserted forest tracks provide ideal condi- www.spga.se/testregion
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