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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Ottawa entrepreneurs have strong startup, scaleup mindsets: report

Ottawa Business Journal - A new report finds that Ottawa “thrives on a science-based economy” with the highest R&D spending in Canada per capita. Cybersecurity, artificial... More

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Monday, April 16, 2018

Rogers to test 5G tech in Toronto, Ottawa

The Star - Rogers Communications says it is partnering with Swedish hardware maker Ericsson on 5G tests over the next year in centres including Toronto and... More

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Technology Advances in Sensor Suites Bring Fully Autonomous Vehicles Closer to Fruition

Canada Newswire - In 2018, Frost & Sullivan expects the autonomous vehicle sector to witness the rise of virtual voice assistance;... More

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Ottawa’s burgeoning autonomous car hub on a roll

David Keene believes he's found the perfect city for winter-testing his driverless pods, while at the same time establishing a North American headquarter for his U.K. company. "We came... More

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Way north of 60: How autonomous car testing above the Arctic Circle could help Canada

National Post - At first glance, the online video posted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland late last year merely shows an... More

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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

The Canadian Press - Toronto Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains will announce a "major investment" in 5G technology on Monday. 5G networks have been heralded as the next... More

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Protecting connected autonomous vehicles in a smart city

Intelligent Transport - Depending on the deployment model for highly automated vehicles, wider impacts of automation may radically reshape transport demand or change the nature of the... More

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Monday, March 12, 2018

LiDAR Goes Back To The Future

Semiconductor Engineering - LiDAR is emerging as an increasingly important piece of the enabling technology in autonomous driving, along with advanced computer vision and radar sensor chips. But LiDAR systems also are finding their... More

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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Driverless cars are coming. Is Montreal ready?

Montreal Gazette - Whether the changes automated cars bring to our daily lives are positive or negative depends largely on how prepared we are, experts... More

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Friday, March 2, 2018

Why Your Autonomous Car Might Come With Its Own Drone

Co.Design - In 2017, almost 6,000 pedestrians were killed by cars in the United States–a 25-year high for the second year in a row. Needless to say, as car companies look toward an... More

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

A chance to transform urban planning: How autonomous vehicles will reshape cities

The Economist - Modern cities, particularly in America, are habitats for cars as much as people, devoting huge amounts of space to roads... More

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Big Data In-Depth Focus 2018

Intelligent Transport - Data collection, aggregation and analysis is changing how transport companies offer and run their services, from route planning and last-mile services, to payments and planning city infrastructure. Find out how... More

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Ottawa to focus on cybersecurity

Investment Executive - The federal government will be investing $507.7 million during the next five years — and $108.8 million per year thereafter — to fund a new national cybersecurity strategy that aims to preserve and promote... More

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

AI could make autonomous vehicles safer

IG - Obstruction sensing is key to self-driving vehicles, but safety will be further improved by predicting pedestrian behaviour, according to Maya Pindeus of Humanising... More

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Big data-enabled cyber-security solution for connected vehicles unveiled

Intelligent Transport - Argus Cyber Security has collaborated with Ericsson to provide seamless cyber-security for the connected automotive ecosystem, across cloud services,... More

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Artificial Intelligence, IoT to drive tech trends in 2018

Zawya - As emerging technologies continue to accelerate social and economic disruption on an unprecedented scale today, regional governments are harnessing the potential of these trends and... More

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Automated vehicles can reduce CO2 emissions by 60 percent and two regional startups are taking note

Wamda - Not too long ago, Tesla Model S and General Motors Chevy Bolt have been involved in two separate road accidents in California.... More

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Why the convergence of new technologies is the future of mobility

Intelligent Transport - The automotive industry has been heavily influenced by a few key technology trends that have the potential to change its current structure, ecosystem and... More

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Sunday, February 18, 2018

The Low-Tech Secret to Cyber Resilience

Stratfor Worldview - Cities around the globe are increasingly striving to become smarter. As they take on 21st century challenges — including the strain of growing populations, social tensions and environmental issues — with... More

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

The driverless revolution: Canadian companies bracing for hackers with ‘nefarious’ intent

Global News - When it comes to hacking driverless cars, the nightmare scenarios are almost too frightening to contemplate. Imagine a... More

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

OTA weighs in on autonomous vehicles, platooning

Truck News – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s approach to automated vehicles and truck platooning is “measured and responsible.” However, in its submission to the... More

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Senate Committee Report On Autonomous Vehicles Emphasizes Cybersecurity and Privacy

Miller Thompson Cybersecurity Blog - On January 29, 2018, the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (the... More

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Telefónica and Huawei get into fifth gear with 5G driverless vehicles

Mobile Europe - The proof-of-concept (PoC) trial used the latest 5G New Radio standard, ratified by 3GPP in December, to allow communication from a vehicle to a base station and... More

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

When will the NWT welcome automated and electric vehicles?

Cabin Radio - The Northwest Territories is trying to balance a short-term economic need for new highways with a plan to accommodate radical change in the vehicles that use them. At the back... More

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Monday, February 5, 2018

AV Report: A breakdown of the Standing Senate Committee’s brief

Collision Repair Magazine - In this week's Autonomous Report, the Senate of Canada releases a major report on automated vehicles. Several of this week's news reports covered a 78... More

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Complex technology calls for simpler cars

Automotive News - Self-driving car concepts are a dramatic departure from today's cars, envisioning living rooms on wheels with rear-facing seats and massive infotainment screens. Even if parts of these futuristic design... More

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Trend Micro sets up Toronto lab for ‘ethical hackers’ to expose security threats

Canadian Business - International cybersecurity company Trend Micro is setting up a new Toronto research lab for “ethical hackers” in... More

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Federal committee releases detailed report on autonomous vehicles

Insurance Business Mag - The federal government has finally released its self-driving automobiles report, noting that while the technology is slowly becoming a reality, Canada... More

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Canadian Senate’s report on autonomous cars is actually pretty comprehensive

Driving - The federal government has finally released its report from the Standing Senate Committee on Transportation and Communications on self-driving cars and it’s, well, not... More

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

What are the different levels of driverless car technology? Autonomous vehicles explained

BT - Self-driving car technology is moving forward at a remarkable level, with more and more autonomy expected in on-road vehicles over the... More

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Trucks headed for a driverless future

Financial Times - While companies ranging from Google offshoot Waymo to established businesses such as Toyota or General Motors work on self-driving passenger cars, truck manufacturers have been quietly developing similar... More

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Senators urge action on automated cars

The Record - OTTAWA — A Senate committee is urging the federal Liberals to take control of the development and testing of self-driving cars on Canadian roads before governments fall too far behind the technological revolution. In a... More

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Province looking to green light driverless car testing on Manitoba highways

CTV News - The Manitoba government is set to bring forward legislative amendments that would pave the way for testing and using autonomous vehicles on provincial highways.... More

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Manitoba considers legislation for driverless vehicles

Winnipeg Sun - Driverless vehicles could soon appear on Manitoba’s roads and highways. The Manitoba government is moving forward with legislative amendments which would allow for testing... More

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Autonomous Semis Could Help Solve Trucking’s Major Labor Shortage

Motherboard - We often view automation through the lens of job losses, and understandably so: Some studies have predicted that robots will take about 40 percent of all jobs in... More

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