Kista Galleria Food Court – Open Again!

There is always some buzz happening in Kista (Stockholm). People who work here, live here or visit here would agree that it’s one of the most active neighborhoods in Stockholm. Amongst all the interesting areas in Kista, the one that is most activity-rich is the Kista galleria. It is home to all wonderful things in life i.e. food, clothes & entertainment. With the risk of sounding superlative, I can claim that despite visiting Kista Galleria almost every day, every time I find something new. This is absolutely one of my favorite places in Kista especially to satiate my window shopping desires.

The most active & lively part of the Kista Galleria is the legendary food-court. It offers flavors from all over the globe. From Vietnamese to Mexican, from Indian to Middle-Eastern and all those cuisines there are; Food Court has you covered. And for my health freak friends, there are salad bars too.

Some weeks ago, in March, 2018 there was a fire in the food court area & the food court was closed. The fire was believed to have started in the ventilation system above the restaurant square. For some it might have been distressing, considering that the food court is usually full of people and a fire could jeopardize their safety. This is not the first time that Kista Galleria has had a brush with blazes. Earlier in 2006 and 2014 there have been fire incidents here & like this time safety of none of the visitors was compromised; moreover the galleria opened with a new fervor. So I was certain that we’d soon be able to enjoy our lunches at the food court. The south-west section of food court, with restaurants like The Viet Nam, Mongolian BBQ House, Lebanese Food, was open days after the fire.

To my delight, on Friday 18 May 2018, the other section of the food court started opening again with new & fresh layout, of course with some new restaurants as well. I hope the food court will soon be fully up and running to satisfy the guts of foodies like me.

 See you at the food court!!

 -Ranu

Autopiloten

Scandinavia's first driverless buses on public road

Photo/Ranu

Autopiloten Kista, the first test of autonomous vehicles on public roads in Sweden is operating along Kistagången here in Kista Science City. The project is the first in the world with autonomous vehicles and 5G networks. Autopiloten is a project resulting from collaboration between Nobina Technology, Ericsson, SJ, KTH, Klövern AB, Kista Science City, Urban ICT Arena and the City of Stockholm with funding from Vinnova via Drive Sweden.

The electric minibuses operate between 7:00 and 18:00 on weekdays. The buses are shuttling between Kista Galleria and Victoria Tower in northern Stockholm along a 1.5 kilometre pre-recorded path at a speed of 20 kilometres an hour, using GPS and sensors to ensure they do not divert from the path. The buses in Kista will be free to use and both have space for 11 passengers at a time. They don’t have steering wheel as such, but can be operated manually if needed. A driver is on board to take control of the bus in case of emergency, as required under current legislation in Sweden. Starting 24th January 2018, two self-driving shuttle buses have been sharing the road with pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles in Stockholm for 6 months. It is free and open for anyone to take ride.

Autopiloten is the first step in the government’s initiative to create ‘In Real Labs’ for future travel and transport through Drive Sweden. Several different skills are needed to develop autonomous vehicles. The partners involved in the project have knowledge, interest and drive to participate in and develop the public transport of the future.


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Source:
http://www.urbanictarena.se/autopiloten-kista/
https://www.thelocal.se/20171227/stockholm-gets-scandinavias-first-driverless-buses-on-public-road