Urban Mobility Days 2020
From 29 september till 2 October 2020 the Urban Mobility Days online conference will take place. Astrid…
Knee injuries in pedestrians and cyclists resulting from impacts with passenger cars
The WP4 paper on knee injuries – written by David Bützer, Stefan Lang, Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Bettina Zahnd,…
Watch now: Progress in Virtual Testing for automotive applications
The jointly organized workshop on 8 September was a great success; 166 people attended. The topic…
Introduction to the VIVA+ models and OpenVT Platform
Around 30 participants from around the world have participated in the hands-on workshop which took place…
Evaluation of users’ experience and posture in a rotated swivel seating configuration
This study aims to evaluate a car passenger’s experience and actions in a rotated seat in…
Sickness absence, disability pension, and permanent medical impairment among car occupants injured in a crash
This PhD thesis, written by Rasmus Elrud, presents a new perspective of health loss after a…
3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
Sweden is to host the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on 19–20 February 2020…
1st Periodic Review meeting
The VIRTUAL project had its first Periodic Review meeting on the 21st of January in Brussels.…
Women and men in traffic – are men more protected than women?
The annual Transportforum event in Linköping, on January 8-9, 2020, brought together the Swedish transport and…
Analysis of Swedish and Dutch accident data on cyclist injuries in cyclist-car collisions
Data from the Swedish national accident database STRADA (Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition) and from the…
Swedish Minister of Infrastructure updated on project proceedings
On Wednesday 6 November project coordinator Astrid Linder was invited to present recent developments in VIRTUAL…
The Crash Test Bias: How Male-Focused Testing Puts Female Drivers at Risk
Researchers have known for decades that women are more likely to be killed or injured in…