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Traffic-safe automation - FFI - spring 2026

With this the offer we want to support research and development activities that increase road safety and make transportation more sustainable through safe, connected, automated vehicles prepared for shared use. The offer is part of the FFI Trafiksäker automation sub-programme within the Vehicle Strategic research and innovation (FFI) collaboration.

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The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

Research and development activities in safe automated vehicles, road user safety, integration of vehicles and infrastructure for safe transportation solutions or enabling methods and technologies with application for safe automation.

Who can apply?

Research organizations, companies, public and non-profit organizations. All projects must consist of at least 2 parties.

How much can you apply for?

Vinnova grants funding of a maximum of 50 percent for the sub-program. Project must have at least 25 percent business funding. The maximum amount for preliminary studies and smaller studies is SEK 500,000. Total budget approximately 60 million.

Important dates

  • How to apply

    To apply for funding, you need to log in and complete an application form in our eServices portal. The application form contains questions about your project, the participants taking part in the project and your budget. 

    How to apply for funding

    Please allow enough time

    Please keep in mind that it takes time to complete an application. Filling in the templates can take several days, since they're based on analyses you need to do. Therefore, start the application well in advance. You can start filling in your details, then save and continue at a later time.

    When you've completed your application, please mark it as done ("klar"). You can unlock and make changes to your application at any time until the call closes. If you unlock your application, you must mark it as done ("klarmarkera") if you want the application registered when the call closes. 

    This happens when the call for proposals is closed.

    Once your proposal has been registered, we will email a confirmation to the person responsible for the user account, as well as the project manager and the signatory. This may take a few hours after the call for proposals closes. If you have not received a confirmation within 24 hours of the call for proposals closing, please contact us.

    Once the call for proposals is closed, you cannot change or fill in any new information. You can only supplement your proposal if we ask you to.

    Who can read your proposal?

    Applications submitted to us become public documents. However, we do not disclose information about the company's operations, inventions or research results if it can be assumed that someone will suffer financial damage if the information is disclosed.

    This means that we must disclose the documents if someone requests them. However, we keep confidential the information that we believe could cause financial damage if disclosed.

    How we handle public documents and confidentiality

    Any questions?

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Ulrika Landelius

    Utlysningsansvarig

    +10-123 23 29

    Lena Dalsmyr

    Administratör

    +46 8 473 31 61

    Reference number 2025-03401