Statens vag- och transportforskningsinstitut (VTI)

About VTI

The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) is an internationally prominent research institute in the transport sector, whose principal task is to conduct research and development related to infrastructure, traffic, transport, and mobility users. The Institute is an assignment-based authority under the Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure, dedicated to continuously developing knowledge pertinent to the transport sector and in this way actively contributing to achieving the Swedish transport policy objectives.

VTI cooperates with leading universities in Sweden engaged in related research and education and also continuously participates in international research projects and networks.

The Institute holds the quality management systems certificate ISO 9001 and the environmental management systems certificate ISO 14001. Some of the test methods used in VTI’s labs for crash safety, measurement technology and road materials are also certified.