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Three Reasons Youth Should Consider a Career in the Automotive Industry

5 August 2021

Original Article, FOCAL Initiative, August 5, 2021 The Canadian labour force is aging. This includes thousands of employees within the Canadian automotive industry who will soon retire. The loss of accumulated skills and knowledge associated with these retirements is precipitating an employment deficit. In turn, this creates an exciting range

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2021 State of Automotive Software Development Report

5 August 2021

Original Report, Perforce Software and Automotive IQ, June 27, 2021 In May 2021, Perforce Software and Automotive IQ surveyed professionals working in automotive software development from around the globe. The purpose of the survey was to learn what their largest challenges were, how emerging trends — such as electric and

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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY LABOUR MARKET ANALYSIS OF GREATER TORONTO AND HAMILTON AREA CLUSTER

29 July 2021

Original Report, Future of Canadian Automotive Labourforce (FOCAL) Initiative, September 2020 This paper was prepared for the Auto Labour Market Information (LMI) Project, now known as the Future of Canadian Automotive Labourforce (FOCAL) Initiative. The goal of the project is to help stakeholders better understand the automotive labour market. The

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Electric Vehicles are Even Better than we Thought

27 July 2021

Original Article, L. Alter, July 26, 2021 For years there have been articles claiming that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are as bad as internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) because they are charged with coal-fired electricity and because making batteries is so energy-intensive. Treehugger has always called this fossil-fueled propaganda and noted

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Miovision/GTT Partnership Creates ‘Future-proof’ Priority Control, Monitoring Solution

27 July 2021

Original PR Newsire, July 27, 2021 Two leaders in the smart mobility market announced a partnership today that will help cities create safer streets and reduce congestion. St. Paul, Minn.-based Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), makers of Opticom priority control solutions, and Ontario, Canada-based traffic management company, Miovision, now offer a

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Axcessiom Technologies is changing how we look at accessibility in transportation

Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Academia

27 July 2021

CITM facilitated a connection between Mohawk and Axcessiom, providing Mohawk students exposure to a start-up facing a real-life business challenge, and enabling Axcessiom to access expertise to find a creative solution to address an immediate business need.

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Miovision Acquires Traffop to Expand Traffic Management Software Platform

22 July 2021

Original Article, J. Scott, betakit.com, July 13, 2021 Kitchener-Waterloo-based smart city startup Miovision has acquired fellow traffic software company Traffop for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks Miovision’s first acquisition and enables Miovision to offer a software-only solution to cities and towns that want to analyze traffic data without the

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Driving Ambitions: The Implications of Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector by 2030

22 July 2021

Original Report, J. Balyk et al., C. D. Howe Institute, July 20, 2021 To achieve the reduction in GHGs from Canada’s transportation sector projected in the December 2020 federal climate plan, approximately 7.7 million zero-emission passenger vehicles would need to be on the road in 2030 – equivalent to a

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Mobileye Tests Self-Driving Cars in New York City

22 July 2021

Original Article, T. Bellon, reuters.com, July 20, 2021 July 20 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) unit Mobileye on Tuesday said it was testing self-driving vehicles in New York City, including the bustling Manhattan borough, in an effort to prove its technology can handle jaywalkers, construction zones and even horse carriages.

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Federal Government Allocating over $200M to Hamilton’s Public Transit System

19 July 2021

Original Article, D. Brown, CBC News, July 19, 2021 The federal government says it will inject more than $200 million into Hamilton’s public transit system, including the A-line rapid transit corridor. The funding is in addition to the $1.7 billion Ottawa has committed for light-rail transit in Hamilton in the

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Safety Treatment in V2X Applications

14 July 2021

Original Report, 5GAA Automotive Association, June 2021 This White Paper describes the new challenges in the treatment of functional safety arising from the introduction of connected and distributed functions, which are typical for cellular vehicle-to everything (C-V2X) applications. A dedicated 5GAA technical working group performed a detailed analysis to determine,

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Charging Infrastructure Companies Feeling the Bite from the Global Chip Shortage

13 July 2021

Original Article, J. Paul, Electric Autonomy Canada, July 5, 2021 The dearth of chips inconveniencing the global supply chain is putting pressure on the EV industry as both automakers and infrastructure operators struggle to stay on track. In response to the deepening microchip shortages plaguing the makers of electronics —

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Net Zero by 2050

12 July 2021

Original Article, iea.org, May 2021 “We need to drive huge leaps in clean energy innovation. Most of the reductions in CO2 emissions through 2030 come from technologies already on the market today. But in 2050, almost half the reductions come from technologies that are currently at the demonstration or prototype

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New Standard Published for Low Speed Automated Driving (LSAD) Systems

9 July 2021

Original Article, C. Naden, July 7, 2021 Low-speed automated driving (LSAD) systems provide an opportunity for cities to reduce congestion and carbon emissions, thus contributing to net-zero targets and many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Designed for operation on predefined routes in low-speed environments, they are often used

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The Development of Smart Cities in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) Era: From Mobility Patterns to Scaling in Cities

9 July 2021

Original Research Report, T. Campisi et al., July 8, 2021 Smart cities aim to integrate technological development with different functions/components such as mobility, management of energy, natural resources, water, and the waste cycle, air quality, land use, service network, construction, but also the economy, social participation, increased employment, and citizen

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BC Enables Increased Investments in Renewable Gas and Hydrogen

9 July 2021

Original News Release, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, July 2, 2021 The Province has amended the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation to increase the production and use of renewable gas as well as green and waste hydrogen in British Columbia, generating jobs and economic opportunities while

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Low Speed Chase: Why Ontario Communities are Pursuing a New Kind of Vehicle

8 July 2021

Original Article, J. Sherman, July 6, 2021 Image Source: M. Sonnenberg There’s a new type of vehicle hitting the streets of Haldimand County, but Mayor Ken Hewitt doesn’t necessarily think locals will be excited to see it around town. The southern Ontario municipality’s first low-speed vehicle began cruising its more

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The Impact of Growing Fleet Electrification on Fleet Management

8 July 2021

Original Article, B. Christiansen, utilityproducts.com, July 2, 2021 In a recent survey, 90% of fleet managers describe fleet electrification as “inevitable.” Today, electric vehicles have become more of an interest because of the green solutions that they provide, but also because of potential cost savings. Where fleet management is concerned,

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Three Reasons Youth Should Consider a Career in the Automotive Industry

5 August 2021

2021 State of Automotive Software Development Report

5 August 2021

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY LABOUR MARKET ANALYSIS OF GREATER TORONTO AND HAMILTON AREA CLUSTER

29 July 2021

Electric Vehicles are Even Better than we Thought

27 July 2021

Miovision/GTT Partnership Creates ‘Future-proof’ Priority Control, Monitoring Solution

27 July 2021

Axcessiom Technologies is changing how we look at accessibility in transportation

Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Academia

27 July 2021

Miovision Acquires Traffop to Expand Traffic Management Software Platform

22 July 2021

Driving Ambitions: The Implications of Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector by 2030

22 July 2021

Mobileye Tests Self-Driving Cars in New York City

22 July 2021

Federal Government Allocating over $200M to Hamilton’s Public Transit System

19 July 2021

Safety Treatment in V2X Applications

14 July 2021

Charging Infrastructure Companies Feeling the Bite from the Global Chip Shortage

13 July 2021

Net Zero by 2050

12 July 2021

Standards Thumbnail

New Standard Published for Low Speed Automated Driving (LSAD) Systems

9 July 2021

The Development of Smart Cities in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) Era: From Mobility Patterns to Scaling in Cities

9 July 2021

BC Enables Increased Investments in Renewable Gas and Hydrogen

9 July 2021

Low Speed Chase: Why Ontario Communities are Pursuing a New Kind of Vehicle

8 July 2021

The Impact of Growing Fleet Electrification on Fleet Management

8 July 2021

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