The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute ( sv, Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, VTI) is a public research institution with focus on transportation in Sweden. The head office is located in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

, where most of the operations are located.

History

The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute was founded between 1923 and 1925. Since then it has changed names from the National Road Institute in 1934 and then the Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute in 1971. It was renamed to the National Road and Transport Research Institute in 1993.

Sites

VTI has also offices in several sites all over Sweden. It has offices in

Borlänge Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017. History Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny ...

and

Stockholm Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropo ...

where the research is in transport economics and transport policy. Another office is located in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

with research focusing on vehicle technology and vehicle safety and in Lund with a focus on public transport.

Transport Forum

VTI is the main organizer of Transport Forum ( sv, Transportforum), a large Swedish conference gathering important national and international actors in the field of transportation.

Gallery

File:Vägytemärning VTI 2019.jpg, Measurement vehicle File:VTI driving simulator 3.jpg, VTI driving simulator III

Notes and references

External links

Official website (english)
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