Current Press Releases
[2011-01-17]
First demonstration of SARTRE vehicle platooning
Platooning may be the new way of travelling on motorways in as little as ten years time – and the EU-financed SARTRE project has carried out the first successful demonstration of its technology at the Volvo Proving Ground close to Gothenburg, Sweden.
Read more... [2010-04-09]New Managing Director of Glafo - the Swedish Glass Research Institute
Marianne Grauers has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Glafo (the Swedish Glass Research Institute) - part of the SP Group - and will take up the post on 1st June.
Read more... [2009-10-22]Cars that drive themselves can become reality within ten years
A new EU project SARTRE is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. This technology has the potential to improve traffic flow and journey times, offer greater comfort to drivers, reduce accidents, and improve fuel consumption and hence lower CO2 emissions.
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