{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3776216051","display_name":"Winter-Hugo","description":"Purpose and goal:\r\nThe system demonstrator \"Winter-Hugo\u201d develops and evaluates two transport services using a small, autonomous delivery robot. The transport services are co-developed together with the users to generate knowledge about autonomous transport of light goods in difficult winter conditions. The system demonstrator is designed to accelerate development towards a more fossil-free and inclusive transport system, for rural areas, within the Accelerate sub-programme of FFI.\r\n\r\nExpected results and effects:\r\nThe project includes service design of autonomous transport services to strengthen Swedish preparedness,  agriculture and forestry. We are aiming for an autonomous transport service that can transport supplies from storage to operational areas in the event of mobilization, while we are simultaneously investigating other use cases, \"dual-use\", in agriculture and forestry for increased resilience and food supply.\r\n\r\nApproach and implementation:\r\nThe hardware used will be a winter-adapted version of the Swedish transport robot Hugo and the tests will be carried out partly in Tavelsj\u00f6-R\u00f6d\u00e5bygden near Ume\u00e5, partly at R\u00f6nnsk\u00e4rsverken in Skellefte\u00e5 municipality. Both transport services can be performed with the same platform but are otherwise very different, giving us broader insights and useful solutions. \nThe project is led by the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) and has a consortium of parties to develop an ecosystem for each transport service and joint knowledge building.","funder_award_id":"2024-00777","funder":{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321030","display_name":"VINNOVA","doi":"10.13039/501100001858"},"funded_outputs":["https://openalex.org/W7081650402"],"funded_outputs_count":1,"parent_awards":[],"sub_awards":[],"sub_awards_count":0,"amount":15849360.0,"currency":"SEK","amount_usd":1505973.69,"amount_usd_basis":"daily_rate","recipients":[],"recipient_countries":[],"recipient_regions":[],"research_scope":{"is_research":true,"basis":"funder_default","tier":1},"funding_type":"grant","funder_scheme":"Project grant","start_date":"2024-06-01","end_date":"2027-04-30","start_year":2024,"end_year":2027,"landing_page_url":"https://www.vr.se/english/swecris.html","doi":null,"provenance":"swecris_vinnova","lead_investigator":{"given_name":null,"family_name":"Cilli Sobiech","orcid":null,"role_start":"2024-06-01","affiliation":{"name":"Statens v\u00e4g- och transportforskningsinstitut","country":"Sweden","ids":null}},"co_lead_investigator":null,"investigators":null,"works_api_url":"https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=awards.id:G3776216051","primary_topic":null,"topics":null,"institution_awarded":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210161337","display_name":"Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/04zmmpw58","country_code":"SE","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210161337"]}],"updated_date":"2026-10-16T03:01:01.000Z","created_date":"2026-07-31T15:59:35.000Z"}