Autonomous Vehicle Report – April 26, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 26, 2019 – In this week’s Autonomous Report, Ford plans on producing 100 self-driving cars by the end of the year, meanwhile Tesla plans on launching robotaxis next year and Waymo newest plant is in Detroit. Ford’s Big Plans Ford CEO Jim Hackett announced on Thursday that the […]
Survey results: predicting the future
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 24, 2019 – Electric vehicles, self-driving cars, ride-sharing and even flying cars have been some of the trends predicted to take over our roads some day. The questions still remains — when will this day actually come? When will the way we drive, operate and repair vehicles be […]
Autonomous Vehicle Report – April 18, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 19, 2019 – In this week’s Autonomous Report, Apple has reportedly been looking into new lidar system for its self-driving cars and a recent study uncovered that autonomous vehicle production costs are too high to put in every vehicle. Apple’s Move on Self-Driving Cars Apple isn’t out of […]
Autonomous Vehicle Report – overestimating the arrival of self-driving cars
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 12, 2019 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, a CEO from a major OEM casts doubt on the public’s timing expectations for autonomous vehicles as self-driving cars as self-driving vehicles roam around a major European city. Delayed Arrival We’ve been hearing about it for years and expecting it any […]
Autonomous Vehicle Report – March 29, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 28, 2019 – When thinking about the future of the automotive industry its hard not to focus on autonomous vehicles. Collision Repair has prepared the latest autonomous vehicle news that you need to know! How Ready is Canada? As time carries on, vehicle technology continues to become more […]
Week in review – March 1, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 1, 2019 – So what really happened this week? What were the biggest headlines concerning the collision repair and automotive community? Collision Repair has prepared the top five news headlines from the week. Solera’s New Research Centre Digital technology company in data and software for the automotive, light […]
Transport Canada prepares for autonomous and connected vehicle testing
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 — With autonomous vehicles on the horizon, Canada has been proactive in ensuring that the proper economic and safety precautions are taken. Last month Transport Canada announced changes to the 10-year automated vehicle pilot program that was launched in 2016. The new changes which will allow the […]
Blackberry receives $40 million in government funding
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – February 19, 2019 – Blackberry will be receiving a helping hand with their development of self-driving technology, as reported by Global News. The Canadian government will be donating $40 million in federal funding to assist in developing technologies that make vehicles safer, more connected to cyberspace and, capable of driving […]
Ottawa gets green light for autonomous testing
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — January 28, 2019 —The city of Ottawa is taking a step closer to furthering its autonomous vehicle testing. The nation’s capital announced Friday that it is preparing to open a 16-kilometre test track for autonomous vehicle technologies in the former location of the now-abandoned Ottawa Biotechnology Incubation Centre, in […]
Ontario government moves on becoming a leader in AVs
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — January 23, 2019 –- Self-driving cars will be becoming more of a reality seen on Ontario roads in the near future. Ontario’s Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek announced on Tuesday that Ontario has gone forward with making changes to the 10-year automated vehicle pilot program, which was launched in 2016. […]
