Drivers hit the brakes on autonomous cars
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – September 17th 2018 – Drivers aren’t ready to hand over their keys, at least not yet. According to a survey on autonomous cars conducted by specialty insurance provider Hagerty Insurance, 81 percent of millennial drivers, those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s, responded by saying […]
Cleantech project hits the jackpot
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – September 5, 2018 —Transport Canada awarded more than $300,000 to various Ottawa organizations who developed cleantech auto projects, as reported by the Ottawa Business Journal. The groups were tasked with the challenge of advancing new technologies in order to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada’s transportation sector. […]
Autonomoose reaches milestone
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 27, 2018 — University of Waterloo researchers have achieved 100 hours of operation on public roads with their self-driving car. The milestone comes almost two years after the team won approval from the Ontario government to participate in on-road testing of the vehicle, in what was referred […]
Fully autonomous shuttle set to debut in Canada
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 17, 2018 —A fully autonomous electric shuttle will be transporting travelers for the very first time in Canada next month, as reported by inhalton. The pilot project, which is set to launch in Candiac, Que., will provide free transportation services form the park-and-ride lot to Andre-J-Cote […]
The AV Report July 13, 2018
Toronto, Ontario – July 13, 2018 – In this weeks AV Report: Daimler outlines AV plans, a potential fatal flaw in AI, RBC estimates potential AV revenues for GM and much, much more! The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, floated a new AV plan this past week. The company claims it will roll out […]
Kroger takes aim at autonomous delivery
By Jordan Arseneault Toronto, Ontario – July 4, 2018 — Kroger Co. is joining forces with Silicon Valley start-up Nuro, with the goal of becoming the first U.S. grocer to deliver products with self-driving cars. The company announced Thursday that it hopes to have its fully autonomous delivery cars on the road by […]
AV Report: July 2, 2018
Toronto, Ontario — July 2, 2018 — In this weeks AV Report: Blackberry QNX CEO predicts AVs still ten years out, a Canadian AV start-up uses drones to deliver cargo to the far north, and much, much more! An interesting story in the business press notes that, “BlackBerry Inc.’s strength in security, privacy and interconnectivity […]
AAA reports that Americans’ trust in autonomous vehicles has slipped
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 24, 2018 — Following high-profile incidents involving autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies, a new report from AAA’s multi-year tracking study indicates that consumer trust in these vehicles has eroded. Today, three-quarters (73 percent) of American drivers report they would be too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving […]
BMW invests $10 billion EV and AV research
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — March 28, 2018 — The BMW Group has announced that it plans to spend more than $10 billion on research and development for electric and autonomous vehicles – more than its entire operational budget last year. The company also suggested that repair facilities must start gearing-up for the onslaught […]
AV Report: Smart roads take drivers into the future
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 19, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report, constitutional issues around AVs, the mighty size of the market, an AV suitcase named the Fun Puppy 1, and much, much more. -An interesting quote from the recent Senate report on automated vehicles (AVs) comes from Ian Jack, […]
