This report examines how the expansion of cycling infrastructure outside urban areas in Sweden can be accelerated through simplified and resource-efficient solutions. The project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, addressed recurring challenges reported by municipalities: difficulties in securing land access for cycling infrastructure, high construction costs, and an unfavorable division of responsibilities between state and local actors, resulting in long lead times and limited progress. Through policy and regulatory analysis, stakeholder workshops, and practical testbeds, the study evaluated cost-effective and resource-efficient solutions. Tested concepts included modular wooden cycle paths and alternative materials designed to reduce environmental impact and support circular design principles. The findings confirm a strong demand for improved cycling infrastructure to connect villages and small towns and to provide safe routes for commuting and recreation. However, expansion is hindered by complex land access processes, strict design requirements, and financing models poorly adapted to rural conditions. Current regulations offer limited flexibility, and uncertainty about permissible and safe solutions creates hesitation among municipalities. The testbeds provided insights into how procurement practices, internal processes, and technical specifications influence cost structures. Prefabricated solutions show potential to reduce environmental impact and enable reversible installations, but cost advantages depend on adapted standards and clearer guidelines. The report concludes that accelerating the development of rural cycling infrastructure requires clearer and more flexible legal frameworks for land access and cycle path design, collaborative planning models between municipalities and national authorities, and funding mechanisms that better reflect the realities faced by small and medium-sized municipalities. These measures would support faster, more cost-effective expansion of cycling infrastructure and contribute to Sweden’s climate and mobility objectives.

Legislation plays a crucial role in enabling the safe and effective integration of automated vehicles (AVs) into the transport system. To realise the full potential of the technology, clear and well-designed regulations are needed—regulations that promote innovation, reduce risks, and build public trust.Since vehicles are sold on a global market and traffic often crosses national borders, regulatory harmonisation is essential. Several regulatory initiatives are already underway internationally and within the EU, and more are expected in the coming years.In light of this, the project Network Automated Driving Regulations—one of the few Swedish research initiatives in the field of vehicle automation with a clear focus on policy and regulation—has, over a two-year period, brought together stakeholders from industry, public authorities, and research institutes in quarterly roundtable discussions. The aim has been to create a forum for joint analysis of regulatory challenges, experience sharing, and knowledge exchange.The project’s outcomes can support continued development within both industry and public authorities, and contribute to the evolution of well-functioning regulatory frameworks and smoother collaboration—both nationally and internationally.The project also aligns with Drive Sweden’s vision of a safe, sustainable, and accessible mobility system.The network is currently exploring the possibility of continuing into a second project phase

The global annual material throughput exceeds 100 billion tonnes. This accounts for approximately one-third of the world's energy consumption and over half of global greenhouse gas emissions from the extraction of resources to produce construction materials. Principles of circular economy offer ways to reduce this throughput. By employing circular principles and making careful material choices, businesses can transition towards a circular economy characterized by minimal waste and reliance on renewable energy sources. Some companies are now setting circular economy goals and integrating them into their business and operations. One challenge they face is - how do we choose materials based on these new goals, circular economy principles? This report introduces the Circular Material Palette Tool (CMPT) for assessing and selecting more circular materials. Inspired by nature's approach of using a limited palette of only a few elements from the periodic system to build complex systems through lowtemperature, renewable processes and renewable energy. The CMPT provides structured support to firms involved in materials choices in early phases for business and design in exploring ways for more circular material usage. The CMPT aims to support multiple use cycles of materials used and reducing waste to a minimum, fostering informed material choices aligned with eco-sustainability goals. Further, the CMPT supports setting up Circular Material Palettes (CMP), a collection of promising materials, that can meet the circular design criteria set up by the businesses. Additionally, the report provides design guidelines to optimize the use of assessed materials' strengths and weaknesses in business and product design.

AI-baserad säkerhet på byggarbetsplatser har varit ett ett-årigt projekt som genomförts för att förbättra säkerheten på anläggnings- och byggarbetsplatser genom användning av AI-teknologi. Projektet har varit ett samarbete mellan RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, NCC, Ramirent, Skanska och Viscando. Målet var att identifiera och analysera risker på arbetsplatserna med hjälp av sensorer och AI-modeller för att kunna förutsäga farliga situationer och utveckla lösningar för att förbättra säkerheten. Genom observationer, intervjuer och datainsamling med 3D-sensorer analyserades beteendemönster och riskområden på utvalda byggarbetsplatser. Resultaten användes sedan för att  kommunicera och utveckla konkreta lösningar för att minska riskerna. Rapporten ger en översikt av metodologin, datainsamlings- och analysprocessen samt betonar vikten av att förstå både teknologins möjligheter och begränsningar för att skapa en säkrare arbetsmiljö på byggarbetsplatser.