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Sweden Transport Research and Innovation brief week 32 2026
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- National Research Funding Halved: Under the newly ratified 1,171 billion SEK National Plan (2026–2037), the Swedish government is cutting Trafikverket's research and innovation (R&I) budget from 7.4 billion SEK to 4 billion SEK to prioritize physical infrastructure maintenance. This shift has triggered major backlash from industry and academia, who warn it will cause an immediate brain drain and erode long-term engineering competence.
- Autonomous Transit Trials Suspended: The Swedish Transport Authority indefinitely suspended Gothenburg's Level 4 autonomous passenger bus trial after a Karsan e-ATAK electric bus was rear-ended by a city tram on its first day of service. A subsequent safety audit revealed a fatal "handoff problem," demonstrating that expecting passive human safety drivers to instant ...
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