Dr. Jonas Jansson is head of the department Trac and Road User at The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI). Department Trac and Road User does research on trac safety, connected cooperative automated transport systems as well as smart mobility and active modes of transportation. Its competences are in the areas of human factors, trac safety, vehicle technology and driving simulation. Dr. Jansson's background is in driver support systems and vehicle dynamics. He was previously with Volvo Car Corporation between 1999 and 2007, where he worked as function owner for Volvo's automatic emergency braking function. His thesis, in the area of automatic control, focuses on pre-crash braking systems. Current areas of interest are road safety integrated with other aspects sustainability, remote operation of cooperative connected automated vehicles and electromobility.
