The Belgian Road Safety Institute

Name

The Belgian Road Safety Institute

Legal name

Vias institute

Website

https://brsi.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

VIAS (The Belgian Road Safety Institute) is a Brussels-based non-profit research and advisory organization that delivers fitness-to-drive assessments, road safety training, laboratory certification, and consulting to private individuals, companies, and government bodies in Belgium and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Safety Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Road Safety Audits, Engineering & Data Analytics Services (RSA, Blackspot Analysis, Vision Zero Programs) (TLAJAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transport Safety & Infrastructure Standards Cooperation (BPADANAK), Brake & Headlamp/Aiming Tester Calibration and Inspection-Lane Services (TLAKANAK)

Keywords

• Road safety research
• Driver fitness assessments
• Vehicle safety certification
• Road safety training
• Mobility consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Belgian Road Safety Institute (VIAS) is a non-profit research and advisory organization that delivers road safety services across two main audiences. For private persons, it provides fitness-to-drive assessments, rehabilitation tests, Alcolock installation, and training courses. For companies and government, it offers consulting, laboratory certification and calibration services (Vias tech), and international projects. It also conducts independent scientific research through initiatives such as ESRA and studies on autonomous vehicles and micromobility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vias-academy: Workshops, courses and animations for road safety education
• Vias tech
• CARA
• ESRA

Products and services

• VIAS Academy

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Direct peers

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: US non-profit foundation funding road safety research and surveys; closely mirrors VIAS's combination of research, driver attitudes (ESRA-equivalent), and policy translation work.
• BASt (Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen): German federal road safety and highway research institute performing road safety research, driver fitness assessments, and vehicle/infrastructure testing in the same regulatory mandate role VIAS plays in Belgium.
• TRL (Transport Research Laboratory): UK-based transport research and testing organization providing road safety research, infrastructure testing, and certification services comparable to Vias tech and VIAS's consulting portfolio.
• SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research: Dutch national road safety research institute conducting scientific research, crash data analysis, and policy advice; structurally and functionally a near-identical peer to VIAS, just operating under Dutch policy and legal frameworks.
• Université Gustave Eiffel (IFSTTAR legacy): French public research institution carrying forward IFSTTAR's transport and road safety research mandate; offers comparable scientific research, crash testing, and driver behavior studies to VIAS's research output.
• TOI (Institute of Transport Economics, Norway): Norwegian national transport economics and safety research institute with comparable mandate to VIAS on accident analysis, driver behavior, and policy evaluation.
• ETSC (European Transport Safety Council): Brussels-based NGO producing EU-wide road safety data, policy benchmarks (PIN reports), and advocacy; comparable to VIAS's international/European-facing policy and research output.

Broad incumbents

• Applus+ IDIADA: Global automotive design, testing, and certification provider; competes with and complements Vias tech as a larger incumbent offering homologation and active safety testing worldwide.

Regional players

• Vincotte (Vinçotte): Belgian inspection, testing, and certification body operating in adjacent vehicle, infrastructure, and industrial conformity assessment; overlaps Vias tech's laboratory certification and calibration services in the same Belgian market.

Emerging players

• Insurers Automotive Research Centre (RCAR) member labs / Thatcham Research: Independent automotive research and crash-test laboratory performing vehicle safety testing and repair methods research; comparable to Vias tech's vehicle and product certification laboratory work.

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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