Future events

SAFER's contact persons are very welcome to the spring General Assembly! An agenda and detailed information will be distributed two weeks in advance of the meeting!

In 2026, SAFER celebrates its 20th anniversary – and we would love to celebrate this milestone together with you!

Welcome to the public PhD defense of Pierluigi Olleja, who will defend his thesis titled Driving Behavior and Safety Targets: A Naturalistic Perspective.

Welcome to April’s SAFER Update! These recurring webinars offer a comprehensive overview of current activities at our collaboration platform. We share the latest updates from our thematic working groups, highlight ongoing projects, and present upcoming knowledge-building initiatives, project creation workshops and networking opportunities. The webinars also serve as a platform to spark new ideas for future research projects and to

SAFER’s Working Group on Long-term Impairment from Traffic Injuries warmly invites you to an open seminar on research and prevention of fall-related accidents. Falls are a common cause of injury and a growing public health concern, particularly among older adults. In this seminar, researchers and experts will share insights from ongoing work on fall accidents, their consequences, and approaches to

Johan Karlsson (Cognitian) , project manager for both ADAPTIN and SupportIN , will present results and insights from two projects tackling the same core challenge from different angles: how do we create driver support that is actually used —and delivers maximum safety benefit? In ADAPTIN , we have mapped recurring scenarios in fatal crashes involving driver impairment due to fatigue

In this talk, Miroslaw Straron, Chalmers University, will connect these research strands to the emerging shift towards Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) - vehicles where functionality increasingly depends on software, data, and continuous updates.

SAFER Research Days aim to share insights, engage in meaningful discussions, present project results, identify next steps, strengthen networks, and gain new inspiration through thematic sessions, deep dives, guest speakers, and working group presentations.

Despite long-standing recommendations to introduce 30 km/h where vulnerable road users are present, many Swedish municipalities have been slow to act. In WHY30, Folksam together with VTI and the Swedish Transport Administration investigates what is holding implementation back—and what evidence and practical guidance municipalities need to make informed decisions. The project is funded by Skyltfonden and supports ambitions within Vision

Welcome to May’s SAFER Update! These recurring webinars offer a comprehensive overview of current activities at our collaboration platform. We share the latest updates from our thematic working groups, highlight ongoing projects, and present upcoming knowledge-building initiatives, project creation workshops and networking opportunities. The webinars also serve as a platform to spark new ideas for future research projects and to

On 28 May, Lotta Jakobsson and Katarina Bohman from Volvo Cars will present a study examining child car occupant fatalities in Sweden from 1992 to 2024. The session will highlight long-term trends and patterns in fatal crashes involving child occupants, providing insight into how risks and circumstances may have evolved over more than three decades.

SAFER Research Days aim to share insights, engage in meaningful discussions, present project results, identify next steps, strengthen networks, and gain new inspiration through thematic sessions, deep dives, guest speakers, and working group presentations.

SAFER invites to a one-day seminar on the latest research on child occupant protection! Ten international researchers will share their state-of-art safety research, discussing future opportunities, with the target to set the future agenda for child occupant protection. We want to create a positive dialogue between all different experts, researchers and users involved in child safety in cars. We welcome

In order to spread information and experience on the Vision Zero approach, we have initiated a week-long international course. The 2026 edition of the Vision Zero International Course will take place on 21-25 September in Gothenburg, Sweden.

We are excited to announce that the 10th edition of the International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI) will be held in Gothenburg October 20-22, 2026 to celebrate our milestone anniversary! This will be the sixth time the conference takes place at SAFER’s home base, Lindholmen Science Park, Sweden’s leading hub for future mobility.

Välkommen till Sveriges mötesplats för trafiksäkerhet! Den 1–2 december samlas vi i Göteborg på Karlatornets konferensanläggning på Lindholmen för Sveriges Trafiksäkerhetsdagar, en unik mötesplats för alla som brinner för säker mobilitet. Med SAFER som värd och i samverkan med Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner (SKR) och Trafikverket förenar vi krafter för två dagar fyllda av dialog, samskapande och inspiration som ska