PTV Visum
بواسطة PTV Group
PTV Group, the company behind PTV Visum, is a leading global provider of transportation planning, traffic simulation, and mobility management software, with a strong focus on public transport, logistics, and multimodal mobility.
Founded in 1979 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Dr.-Ing. Hans Hubschneider and Michael Sahling, PTV Group, were among the pioneers developing digital tools for trip, route, and network planning. Today, PTV is organized into two core domains: Traffic Software (PTV Vision suite) and Transport Consulting, operating in 16+ countries with offices and partners across Europe, the Middle East, Americas, Asia, and Africa. The company employs approximately 1,150 people and generates an estimated $233 millionin annual revenue.
PTV has grown through software innovation, strategic M&A, and investment. In 2017, Porsche Automobil Holding SE acquired PTV for over €300 million, and in 2021, Bridgepoint became the majority owner. Porsche SE retains a strategic stake, supporting ongoing expansion and product innovation. PTV’s latest funding round in 2021 valued it near $269.7 million.
PTV Visum is the flagship macroscopic modeling platform, used globally for multimodal transport planning, scenario analysis, KPI management, fleet and public transport planning, sustainability modeling, toll and emissions impact analysis, visualizations, and more. It integrates with complementary PTV products like PTV Vissim (microscopic simulation), Viswalk (pedestrian), Vistro (signal optimization), and Optima (real-time management), with cloud extensions including PTV Hub, Publisher, Model2Go, and Access.
PTV values innovation, openness, customer focus, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and accountability. The firm encourages employee growth, open dialogue, and equal opportunity in alignment with its mission to shape future mobility.
PTV serves a global user base including transport authorities (such as Transport for London and European Commission), engineering firms (AECOM), rail operators (SBB CFF FFS), cities, researchers, and universities. An active user community shares best practices and organizes conferences and user group meetings, helping build collaborative networks in areas like the Baltics, EMEA, and Americas.
