News Archive

New address in Göteborg

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:11:00 GMT

The VTI office in Göteborg has moved to a new address. The office is now situated at Regnbågsgatan 1 on Lindholmen; the earlier address was Lindholmspiren 5 in the same area.

In its new premises on Lindholmen, VTI is also buil...

Meet VTI at TRA 7–10 June in Brussels

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:29:00 GMT

VTI will be represented at the Transport Research Arena, TRA 2010, 7–10 June in Brussels, Belgium. TRA is the European forum par excellence where innovation, research and development in the transport and road construction sectors are presented to more than onte thousands of experts and interested parties.

Researchers from VTI will hold two oral presentations and one poster presentation....

VTI takes part in the International Transport Forum, 26-28 May

Mon, 24 May 2010 13:41:00 GMT

The theme for the 2010 International Transport Forum, held 26–28 May in Leipzig, Germany, is "Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the potential".

The International Transport Forum is a strategic think tank for the transport sector. It is a global platform and meeting place at the highest level of transport, logistics and mobility.
Each year, it brings together ministers from o...

Meet VTI at the PIARC Winter Road Congress in Quebec

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:14:00 GMT

The World Road Association's (PIARC's) XIII International Winter Road Congress is taking place in the city of Quebec February 8 to 11.

VTI will take part in the congress with a number of researchers with expertice in winter road maintenance, winter t...

Press release: Safe school buses in new EU-project

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:44:00 GMT

SAFEWAY2SCHOOL is an EU-project with the 7:th Framework. The project starts 1 of September 2009 and is scheduled to end in August 2012.

The aims are to design, develop, integrate and evaluate technologies for providing a holistic and safe transportation service for children, from their home door to the school door and vice versa, encompassing tools, services and trainin...

Meet VTI at the ITS World Congress

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Between 21 and 25 September 2009, the ITS World Congress is held in Stockholm. During these days, 5 000 participants from around the world get together to network and learn more about ITS, intelligent transport systems and services.

Visit the Congress Web sit...

4th IRTAD Conference 16-17 September 2009 – Registration site is open

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:17:00 GMT

The online registration for the 4th IRTAD conference 16-17 September in Seoul, Korea, is now open at www.irtadkorea.org until 15 July. At the website you will also find the finale programme.

The conference will offer a range of sessions, including oral paper presentation...

VTI welcomes you to the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:03:00 GMT

The 2009 conference will take place in October 14–16 in Linköping, Sweden. The Conference is hosted by VTI, Linköping University and HFN, the Swedish Network for Human Factors.

Topics closely related to the broad theme of "Human Factors: A system view of human, technology and organisation", will be central at the meeting with subthemes:

1. Human be...

VTI will build an advanced driving simulator in Göteborg

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:47:00 GMT

The VTI Board of Directors have taken the decision to establish an advanced driving simulator in Göteborg. The investment cost will be 20 million Swedish crowns. The Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, Vinnova, are among the main financers.

The investment involves an advanced, high-tech simulator being built up which will cer...

See the VTI Heavy Vehicle Simulator at TRA 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:01:00 GMT

The competitiveness of VTI and the transport industry is strengthened with a new centre of excellence

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Sweden has a high degree of expertise in vehicle simulation and is regarded as a world leader, primarily because of the work that is carried on at VTI. To further secure this frontline position and to make it easier for the Swedish automotive industry to benefit from the expertise that has been developed, a new centre of excellence is set up at VTI. This centre shall coordinate Swedish resource...

New Board for VTI

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:19:00 GMT

The Government has resolved on a new board for VTI for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 May 2009.
The new chairman of the board will be Anna Grönlund Krantz. Anna Grönlund Krantz is an economist by profession and is on the board of LFV and The Bothnia Line. At present she is working as a communications consultant.

Members of the new board
Anna Grönlund Krantz (chai...

Jonas Bjelfvenstam is new Director General

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:36:00 GMT

The Swedish Government did yesterday appoint Jonas Bjelfvenstam the new Director General of VTI. At present, Jonas Bjelfenstam is working as a special researcher for the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communicati...

Almost a quarter of a billion is invested in transport research

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:27:00 GMT

With the aim of creating an internationally outstanding research environment in the field of transport research, a number of partners have established Centre for Transport Studies. The active partners in the centre are Swedish National Road and Transport Researc...

Unique research project measures level of attention during driving

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:23:00 GMT

Photo: Tedd Soost

It is known that people find it difficult to maintain their level of attention for a long time, for instance when they are driving. But how distracted do people get as drivers? Does it help if they are given a warning? Are warning systems well designed? Thes...

International conference in Thailand on road safety

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:20:00 GMT