Self-driving shuttle crashes in Whitby, Ont., operator in critical condition
Whitby, Ontario — A self-driving shuttle bus crashed into a tree in Whitby, Ontario, Thursday afternoon, sending the vehicle’s operator to a nearby trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. Durham Regional Police said the collision happened around 4 p.m. along the Whitby Autonomous Vehicle Electric (WAVE) Shuttle route, which circles a six-kilometre route near the city’s […]
EV/AV Report: October 11, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, ABB breaks ground with its new Terra 360 charger, an Ontario university receives an AV cybersecurity investment and General Motors announces a new self-driving platform. ABB Flexing Electric mobility developer ABB has launched the Terra 360, a new EV charger that reportedly can charge […]
Achieving Automation: ‘The world of AVs is clearly upon us,’ says insurance VP
Toronto, Ontario — With autonomous vehicle (AV) initiatives in Ontario going from a sci-fi pipe dream to receiving millions in government investment dollars in only a few years, Vice President of personal insurance at Travelers Insurance, Caleb Earnest declared that “The world of AVs is clearly upon us”, during a webinar on Tuesday. As part […]
Cross Reference: NHTSA requests data from 12 OEMs as part of Tesla probe
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla’s autopilot system is causing safety concerns among drivers and the automotive industry alike, so the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has decided to take up the case and send letters to 12 major OEMs, requesting equivalent data for comparison. The group includes the “Detroit Three” automakers of Ford, General Motors […]
EV/AV Report: June 14, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s EV/AV Report, the Canadian government moves towards a greener future by investing in electric busses and Tesla looks for more self-driving vehicle test drivers across the world. Meanwhile, in Toronto, a woman starts her own autonomous vehicle company. Bring on the Busses The Government of Canada has invested in electric […]
Accelerating Automobility: FedDev Ontario invests in Canada’s first ‘automobility accelerator’ hub in Windsor-Essex
Windsor, Ontario — FedDev Ontario, which delivers programs and services to support innovation and economic growth in southern Ontario, announced a $7.5 million in funding for Invest WindsorEssex (IWE) to establish Canada’s first “automobility accelerator” on Wednesday. With this investment, IWE plans to offer a variety of first-in-Canada training and other programming opportunities to support […]
Autonomous Future: GM expects to offer self-driving vehicles this decade
Toronto, Ontario — General Motors CEO Mary Barra says she expects the automaker to offer self-driving vehicles in the next 10 years. “Later in the decade, I believe, and there’s a lot to still unfold, but I believe we’ll have personal autonomous vehicles,” she told investors Wednesday during the company’s first-quarter earnings call. Barra did […]
AV? We’ll see…: CCIR report shows AVs on the horizon, insurance industry without a plan
Toronto, Ontario – As the automotive industry continues its journey toward fully-autonomous driving, a recent report from the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) shed some light on the somewhat murky state of the insurance industry’s preparedness for this evolution. Drawing responses from industry stakeholders across Canada, CCIR’s report, entitled “Connected and Automated Vehicles and […]
EV/AV Report: January 11, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, LeddarTech will be prominently featured at CES 2021 this year, Magna International announced that they will be developing the AV system for Fisker’s new SUV and Pride Group Enterprises placed their largest-ever order for EV trucks from Workhorse Group. Leddar of the pack Global […]
Canadian company enables ‘mass-market’ LIDAR systems
By Mike Davey Quebec City, Quebec — June 2, 2016 — Just about every vehicle feature starts out as a high-end option, but sooner or later rolls out to lower-priced models as the technology becomes cheaper. That day might be coming soon for Automated Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as autonomous emergency braking and traffic […]
