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Boston Self-driving Car Company Optimus Ride Closes its Doors as 120 Employees Join Canada’s Magna International

21 January 2022

Original Article, P. Verma, Boston Globe, January 11, 2022 Optimus Ride, a Boston-based autonomous vehicle company, is shutting down its operations and sending a majority of its engineering team to Magna International, a Canadian maker of car mobility technology, as part of an acquisition, officials said on Tuesday. Sean Harrington,

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How a Deliberate Approach to Diversity and Inclusion Improved Employee Engagement at this Tech Start-up

14 January 2022

Original Article, BDC – Business Development Bank of Canada Miovision began with just three people: Kurtis McBride was attending University of Waterloo when his summer job counting traffic alerted him to the potential of using digital technology to gather, store and analyze traffic data. In 2005, McBride partnered with two

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Exclusive Study: Electric Autonomy asks Drivers “What do you want from your electric road trip?”

12 January 2022

Original Article, M. Yakub, Electric Autonomy Canada, January 10, 2022 When it comes to what drivers want to see when stopping at highway rest stops, Electric Autonomy Canada‘s survey finds the expectations of both EV and combustion-engine drivers are actually not that differentIn anticipation of a world where electric vehicles

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The Canadian Startup Accelerating Electrification of Vehicle Fleets

12 January 2022

Original Article, N. Bulowski, National Observer, January 12, 2022 The federal government plans to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by 2040, and a new Canadian startup wants in on the action. Canada’s transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) is inevitable — Ottawa has set a target aiming for 100

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The European Commission Report on Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles and the Future of Ethics of Transportation

11 January 2022

Original Article, F. Santoni de Sio, Ethics and Information Technology, September 14, 2021 The paper has two goals. The first is presenting the main results of the recent report Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles: recommendations on road safety, privacy, fairness, explainability and responsibility written by the Horizon 2020 European

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Ferrari Unveils New Organization and Top Team to Face Electrification Challenge

10 January 2022

Original Article, G. Piovaccari, Reuters, January 10, 2022 MILAN, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Ferrari (RACE.MI) on Monday unveiled a new organisation and leadership changes to help it streamline processes, in the first major move by the sportscar maker’s new chief executive as the company embraces electrification. Benedetto Vigna, a tech

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Newsmakers: 8 Themes that Defined 2021

7 January 2022

Original Article, J. Menzies, trucknews, December 30, 2021 If a return to normalcy was what you were hoping for this time last year, then 2021 probably didn’t deliver on your wishes. In fact, it was an unprecedented year for the Canadian trucking industry in many different ways. The Covid pandemic

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THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS INDEX: A NORTH AMERICAN ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) INVENTORY REPORT

7 January 2022

Original Report, H. Hamilton et al., CALSTART, December 2021 This report aims to provide an updated inventory of the number of zero-emission buses (ZEBs) currently adopted within the United States and Canada, according to data collected through September The adoption of ZEBs increased steadily in the past year, as transit

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Electrification of Vehicles Shows up Big to CES 2022

7 January 2022

Original Article, P. Brown, Electronics 360, January 6, 2022 Electric vehicles (EVs) have not been a big part of the world’s largest trade show, CES, in the past. Instead, it has been an outlet to showcase crazy automotive concepts and next-generation dashboards and displays. That all changed at this week’s

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Five Reasons Ontario is Poised to Lead the Future of Electric Vehicle Production

7 January 2022

Original Article, InvestOntario, May 14, 2021 The automotive industry is undergoing its most significant evolution since the invention of the moving assembly line in 1913—the rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs). In 2020, EVs accounted for 2.5 million units sold, but that figure is predicted to reach 31.1 million by

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Just Announced: Air Mobility Corridor Development in Michigan and Ontario

5 January 2022

Original Press Release, M. Frezell, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, January 5, 2022 LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today that Michigan and Ontario are collaborating on a first-of-its kind technology initiative involving unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones. This effort involves studying the feasibility of a

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Canada’s Project Arrow EV To Be Larger Than Tesla Model Y, Feature Local Batteries

5 January 2022

Original Article, B. Anderson, CARSCOOPS, December 17, 2021 The all-electric Project Arrow SUV is taking shape in Canada with current plans calling for it to cost between $40,000 and $60,000 with up to 60,000 units produced annually. The vehicle is being brought to life by Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association

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Miovision Core: Building the Foundation for Software Solutions at the Intersection

17 December 2021

Original Article, Miovision, December 8, 2021 Today, Miovision® launches a powerful new hardware platform – Miovision Core® – to support the next generation of software solutions at the intersection from Miovision and its growing list of best-in-class partners. Miovision Core is a small, extensible device that plugs into existing traffic

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Autonomous Vehicles: Canada’s Readiness for the Future

14 December 2021

Original Article, M. Leci and G. Rafter, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLP), December 6, 2021 The world is in the early stages of transition, where a vehicle’s driver will one day become the passenger. Our previous article, “Autonomous vehicles: Cross jurisdictional regulatory perspectives” highlighted the state of the autonomous vehicle

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Linamar, Alectra and EnerTech anchoring New California-Ontario Electric Mobility Axis

14 December 2021

Original Article, B. Banks, Electric Autonomy Canada, December 10, 2021 A pair of announcements, a week apart, has revealed the emergence of a network of potentially powerful strategic commercialization partnerships, on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, featuring some leading players in Ontario’s electric mobility sector. On Wednesday, venture capital

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A self-driving delivery truck by Gatik in the parking lot at the Loblaw head office

Trucks Catch up in the Self-driving Vehicle Race

10 December 2021

Original Article, N. Carey and P. Lienert, Reuters.com, December 9, 2021 Only a year ago, startups developing robotaxis were pulling in eight times more funding than firms working on autonomous trucks, buses and logistics vehicles, but the gap has narrowed dramatically in 2021. With fewer regulatory and technological hurdles, trucks

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Toward a Green Mobility Future: Drivers for Growth and Ontario’s Strengths

8 December 2021

Original OVIN Insights Specialized Series Report, December 2021 It is certain that the use of electric vehicles (EVs) brings significant benefits to societies, compared to the conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) we have mostly on our roads today. The development and adoption of EVs can help significantly reduce transportation

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Autonomous Trucking and the Impact of its Technology on Freight Transportation, Carriers, and Truck Drivers

8 December 2021

Original Article, V. Brajkovic, truckinginfo, November 30, 2021 Autonomous technology companies such as Gatik and Aurora, use CDL drivers with years of experience to either serve as safety drivers, who remain in the cab during autonomous operations, or as drivers who test the benefits of autonomous systems. “We’re learning from

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Boston Self-driving Car Company Optimus Ride Closes its Doors as 120 Employees Join Canada’s Magna International

21 January 2022

How a Deliberate Approach to Diversity and Inclusion Improved Employee Engagement at this Tech Start-up

14 January 2022

Exclusive Study: Electric Autonomy asks Drivers “What do you want from your electric road trip?”

12 January 2022

The Canadian Startup Accelerating Electrification of Vehicle Fleets

12 January 2022

The European Commission Report on Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles and the Future of Ethics of Transportation

11 January 2022

Ferrari Unveils New Organization and Top Team to Face Electrification Challenge

10 January 2022

Newsmakers: 8 Themes that Defined 2021

7 January 2022

THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS INDEX: A NORTH AMERICAN ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) INVENTORY REPORT

7 January 2022

Electrification of Vehicles Shows up Big to CES 2022

7 January 2022

Five Reasons Ontario is Poised to Lead the Future of Electric Vehicle Production

7 January 2022

Just Announced: Air Mobility Corridor Development in Michigan and Ontario

5 January 2022

Canada’s Project Arrow EV To Be Larger Than Tesla Model Y, Feature Local Batteries

5 January 2022

Miovision Core: Building the Foundation for Software Solutions at the Intersection

17 December 2021

Autonomous Vehicles: Canada’s Readiness for the Future

14 December 2021

Linamar, Alectra and EnerTech anchoring New California-Ontario Electric Mobility Axis

14 December 2021

A self-driving delivery truck by Gatik in the parking lot at the Loblaw head office

Trucks Catch up in the Self-driving Vehicle Race

10 December 2021

Toward a Green Mobility Future: Drivers for Growth and Ontario’s Strengths

8 December 2021

Autonomous Trucking and the Impact of its Technology on Freight Transportation, Carriers, and Truck Drivers

8 December 2021

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