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Sweden Transport Research and Innovation brief week 29 2026
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- Drastic Research Funding Cuts: The Swedish government slashed Trafikverket’s research and innovation (R&I) budget from a projected 7.4 billion SEK to just 4 billion SEK for the 2026–2037 period. This reduction, which favors basic maintenance and defense over electrification and digitalization, has led experts to warn of a impending "localized brain drain" as the academic-to-commercial pipeline is disrupted.
- Corporate Prosperity vs. Public Constraint: While the public sector faces austerity, Sweden's heavy-duty OEMs are thriving; Volvo Group and Scania reported record second-quarter profitability. These companies are generating the massive capital reserves needed to self-fund their own transitions to zero-emission and autonomous t ...
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