What WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH does

WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH is a medium-sized German engineering consultancy headquartered in Braunschweig that specialises in mobility, traffic demand research, and public-transport economics. The firm is organised into two service divisions: OEPNV-Wirtschaft und Beratung, covering tariff development, revenue allocation (Einnahmeaufteilung), automated passenger counting system (AFZS) consulting, and strategic service planning; and Integrierte Planung und Modellierung, covering macroscopic and microscopic traffic modelling using PTV VISUM, VISEM, and VISSIM, traffic surveys, sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs), cost-effectiveness analyses, cycling concepts, and corporate mobility management. The client base is dominated by public-sector customers, including transport associations (VGN, naldo, GVH), municipalities (Offenburg, Muenster), and state ministries (Ministry of Transport Baden-Wuerttemberg), with selective private-sector engagements in healthcare, banking, and manufacturing.

The firm operates a proprietary software portfolio that is institutionalised inside client workflows. This includes the DELFI Zentrales Haltestellenverzeichnis (zHV), a nationwide centralised stop directory hosted and operated for DELFI e.V. since 2016; the Verkaufsdatenbank, a database-driven sales-data management system for transport associations launched in 2025; the Digitale Linienverwaltung digital line management platform for Alb-Donau-Kreis (60+ lines); and demand-oriented revenue allocation procedures continuously maintained for VGN since 1995, for GVH under the Hannover region, and for approximately six Baden-Wuerttemberg associations. Additional proprietary methods include vehicle-type-specific AFZS correction factors determined since 2003 and SGB IX compensation calculations. Innovation activities include BMBF-funded research, notably the Social2Mobility consortium and the Mobile Data Fusion pilot combining AFZS, WLAN, and mobile signalling data with partner Hotsplots GmbH.

WVI generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service engineering consulting engagements with public and private clients. Pricing is project-based and negotiated per engagement, with multi-year mandates common for revenue allocation and AFZS work. Distribution is direct, via tender participation, direct outreach, and long-term relationships; the firm has no product self-serve channel or reseller network. Three managing directors lead the firm: founder Dr.-Ing. Tobias Wermuth (origin in TU Braunschweig's Institute for Transport and Urban Development), Johanna Bauer (public transport economics), and Florian Amme (integrated planning and modelling). The firm is a privately held German GmbH with no external investors disclosed, operating across the DACH region with occasional EU research-project reach.

Name

WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH

Legal name

WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH

Website

https://wvigmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WVI is a Braunschweig-based German engineering consultancy providing traffic demand modelling, public transport revenue allocation, and proprietary transport-software solutions (DELFI zHV, Verkaufsdatenbank, Digitale Linienverwaltung) to transport associations, municipalities, and select private clients across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Planning and Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Prescriptive Analytics & Optimization (Network, Inventory, Transport) (TLAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dynamic Slotting, Appointment & Delivery Promise (Time-Window) Optimization (TLAEAGAD), Transportation Procurement & Sourcing Platforms (RFP/RFQ, Bid Optimization) (TLAEAIAA)

Keywords

• Traffic demand modeling
• Public transport consulting
• Revenue allocation services
• Mobility infrastructure planning
• Passenger counting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Braunschweig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: WVI generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service engineering consulting engagements. Services include traffic demand analysis, revenue allocation consulting, passenger surveys, economic analyses, and strategic transport planning for public and private clients. Projects range from one-off studies to ongoing advisory mandates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WVI provides engineering consulting and software solutions for traffic demand modeling, public transport economics, and mobility infrastructure planning. The company operates two service divisions — ÖPNV-Wirtschaft & Beratung (public transport economics covering tariff development, revenue allocation, automated passenger counting, and strategic service planning) and Integrierte Planung & Modellierung (traffic model development, surveys, mobility development plans, cycling concepts, and corporate mobility management) — supplemented by proprietary software products including the Verkaufsdatenbank sales database, the DELFI Central Stop Registry, and digital line management systems for transport associations and public authorities in the DACH region.

Product overview

WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH is an engineering consultancy specializing in mobility, traffic, and infrastructure planning. Its offering is organized into two core service divisions — ÖPNV-Wirtschaft und Beratung (public transport economics and consulting) and Integrierte Planung und Modellierung (integrated planning and modeling) — supported by proprietary software products. The software portfolio includes Verkehrsmodelle (traffic demand models built with PTV VISUM, VISEM, and VISEVA), the Verkaufsdatenbank (sales database for transport associations), the DELFI Zentrales Haltestellenverzeichnis (centralized German stop directory), Digitale Linienverwaltung (digital line management), and AFZS Beratung (automated passenger counting consulting). Methodologies and services span demand-oriented Einnahmeaufteilungsverfahren, Verkehrsuntersuchungen (traffic studies), Betriebliches Mobilitätsmanagement, and research-driven innovation projects such as Social2Mobility and Mobile Data Fusion. The company serves public transport authorities, transport associations, transport companies, municipalities, and private enterprises across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ÖPNV-Wirtschaft und Beratung (Public Transport Economics and Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• The Masterplan Verkehr Offenburg 2035 demonstrated that ambitious climate protection measures could reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector by approximately 67% by 2035.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DELFI e.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationWVI has served as the reliable system provider of the Central Stop Directory (zHV) for DELFI e.V. since 2016. The company handles hosting, operations, and support of the nationwide stop registry, and has implemented numerous extensions over the years.
• kuhn+partner INGENIEUREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA long-standing and reliable partner in the area of traffic and infrastructure planning as well as urban planning. Multiple exciting projects have been successfully planned and implemented together.
• BBG und Partner – Die InfrastrukturkanzleicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMore than two decades of trustful cooperation on joint projects in the areas of association founding, tariff and sales development, revenue allocation, and calculation and enforcement of compensation claims under SGB IX.
• Verkehrsverbund naldocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI accompanies naldo in developing a new demand-oriented revenue allocation procedure, including the design and implementation of a comprehensive passenger survey with the participating transport companies.
• BPR Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation on street and city railway projects throughout Germany. The partnership combines high competence, constructive collaboration, respectful treatment, and consistently excellent results.
• regiobus Hannover GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation in various projects including surveys and revenue allocation in the transport association, with particular appreciation for the flexibility of WVI's team when problems arose.
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Sommer, Universität KasselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Sommer conducts research in transport planning and transport systems at University of Kassel and brings his findings to WVI, contributing to the company's strategic development. The relationship began with his first practical experience at WVI.
• Ackers Morese StädtebauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn interdisciplinary approach that promotes comprehensive and sustainable urban development. WVI is described as a long-term and valuable project partner with a focus on structural change.
• SSP Consult MünchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI and SSP Consult jointly developed a comprehensive mobility concept for the University Hospital Würzburg, combining WVI's traffic expertise with SSP's consulting capabilities.
• RS Consult Holding UGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term advisory contract for the harmonization and introduction of automated passenger counting systems in Baden-Württemberg, working together with RS Consult Holding and Wolfgang Hagemann Consult.
• Universität KasselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Social2Mobility research consortium (with Region Hannover and University of Frankfurt), contributing research on the link between social participation, mobility, and life circumstances.
• TU BraunschweigcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong university connection, with many employees having started as student research assistants at the university. The company was founded from the university's Institute for Transport and Urban Construction.
• ITS MobilityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWVI is a member of ITS Mobility, a German association for intelligent transport systems, which serves as a platform for industry networking and knowledge exchange.
• Kontiki e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerWVI is a member of Kontiki e.V., a regional association of transport companies and operators in Lower Saxony.
• Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen e.V. (FGSV)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerWVI is a member of FGSV, Germany's leading research society for road and transport engineering, contributing to the development of industry standards and guidelines.
• Ariane Ernst UnternehmenscoachminorOthersAn executive coach who works with WVI's team, providing leadership development and personal coaching services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BBG und Partner – Die Infrastrukturkanzlei: BBG und Partner is a German infrastructure-focused law and consulting firm working with WVI on association founding, tariff/sales development, and SGB IX compensation claims. It is a long-standing peer in the regulatory and economic side of German public transport association work.
• Intraplan Consult GmbH: Intraplan is a Munich-based transport research and planning consultancy with overlapping services in demand modelling, public transport economics, and transport association advisory across the DACH region. It is one of the closest direct competitors to WVI's public transport consulting practice.
• kuhn+partner INGENIEURE: kuhn+partner INGENIEURE is a German engineering consultancy focused on traffic and infrastructure planning as well as urban planning. The firm is a direct peer and long-standing cooperation partner of WVI on municipal transport planning mandates.
• BPR Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KG: BPR Ingenieure is a long-standing WVI partner specialising in street and city railway infrastructure projects across Germany. It is comparable as a German traffic engineering consultancy serving municipalities and transport operators with overlapping infrastructure planning expertise.
• Planungsbüro Richter-Richard: Richter-Richard is a German transport planning consultancy offering traffic studies, demand modelling, and public transport consulting for municipalities and Verkehrsverbünde. It is a comparable niche competitor in WVI's core DACH municipal and association market.
• Mailänder Consult GmbH: Mailänder Consult is a German transport planning and engineering firm offering Verkehrsuntersuchungen, demand analysis, and infrastructure planning for municipalities and developers. It is a comparable regional peer competing for the same municipal traffic study mandates.
• MODUS CONSULT GmbH: MODUS CONSULT is a German transport and urban planning consultancy providing traffic modelling, mobility concepts, and Verkehrsuntersuchungen for public-sector clients. It competes in the same German municipal SUMP and traffic investigation space as WVI.
• SSP Consult München: SSP Consult is a German transport and mobility consultancy that already collaborates with WVI on projects such as the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg mobility concept. It offers directly comparable services in traffic modelling, mobility concepts, and transport planning for German public-sector clients.
• Verkehrsconsult GmbH: Verkehrsconsult is a German consultancy offering transport planning, traffic engineering, and mobility management services to municipalities and transport operators. Its service portfolio overlaps directly with WVI's integrated planning and modelling division.

Broad incumbents

• PTV Group: PTV Group is the leading global provider of transport planning software (VISUM, VISSIM) and offers modelling, consulting, and mobility services. It is the platform vendor WVI builds upon and a much larger broad incumbent competing for end-to-end traffic modelling mandates across Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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