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Friday, May 17, 2019

Revolution on the Road: Carleton Helps Launch Unique Test Track

Carleton is a key part of Ottawa’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) community, and on May 17, 2019 a large contingent of faculty and graduate students from the university... More

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Carleton Looks to Accelerate Canada’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Revolution via Ottawa’s All-new L5 Private Test Track

When it comes to developing the future of connected and autonomous vehicles in Canada, there appears to be... More

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Autonomous Vehicles Test Combines Two Smart Systems

There are more than 7.5 million kilometres of roads in North America and their conditions are constantly changing. Construction, potholes, accident scenes, new road signs and altered road... More

Monday, April 8, 2019

Carleton to Perform Demonstration of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Carleton University’s Richard Yu, professor in the School of Information Technology in the Faculty of Engineering and Design, will... More

Friday, February 15, 2019

Carleton Welcomes $40 Million Investment in BlackBerry QNX

An announcement by the Government of Canada to invest $40 million in BlackBerry QNX will support Carleton University’s research leadership in autonomous systems and provide great... More

Monday, February 4, 2019

Carleton Workshop on Connected and Autonomous Aerial Networks

When: Thursday, 07 February 2019, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Where: The Maker Lab, 4463 ME (Mackenzie Building), Carleton University Map Cost: Free. Lunch will be provided; courtesy... More

Monday, February 4, 2019

OBJ: Start Your Engines: Ottawa’s private AV test track opening soon

Ottawa’s private autonomous vehicle test track, the first of its kind in North America, is almost open for business. The Ottawa L5 test facilities, housed on the 1,866-acre... More

Friday, January 25, 2019

Ottawa Citizen: City of Ottawa readies test track in Nepean for autonomous vehicle technologies

Ottawa is preparing to open a 16-kilometre test track for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technologies, the only such facility of its kind... More

Friday, January 25, 2019

Techvibes: Ottawa Prepares One-of-a-Kind Test Track for Automated Driving

Move over, Uber—testing driverless cars on real streets is so 2018. The City of Ottawa has announced a new plan to test driverless car technology by setting up a test track... More

Friday, August 31, 2018

Carleton Engineering Researchers Receive Transport Canada Funds

If you’ve ever sat idling impatiently as an apparently endless stream of boxcars rolling past a level crossing, you won’t be surprised to learn that freight trains can reach... More

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Transport Canada announces support for connected and automated vehicles and for research and development to reduce air emissions from rail transportation

OTTAWA, Aug. 29, 2018 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is protecting air quality so that Canadians have... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

ICTC and Carleton Partner to Create the Autonomous Vehicles Workforce of Tomorrow

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and Carleton University’s Co-operative Education office are pleased to... More

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Would you fly in a pilotless plane? AI aircrafts are on the horizon

CBC News - 'There is an inherent skepticism when you start talking about brand new technology,' consulting firm says. Uber recently announced its plan to offer a pilotless... More

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Self-driving vehicles could replace truckers in not-too-distant future, expert says

CBC News - CAVCOE - Barrie Kirk, who studies the progress of autonomous vehicles, said technology could solve New Brunswick's truck driver... More

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Could Canadian seniors lead the semi-automated vehicle revolution?

OTTAWA, June 28, 2018 /CNW/ - A new study by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) suggests senior drivers in Canada could play a leadership role in the safe adoption of... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

How 5G technology will open the digital door to self-driving vehicles

Automotive News Canada - OTTAWA - The next great thing in connectivity stands on the lawn at Ottawa City Hall, just metres from the downtown traffic. For now, the cars edging by... More

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Carleton’s Department of Systems and Computer Engineering Hosts French Delegation

It was an opportunity to share Carleton University’s commitment to engineering excellence with an international audience as the... More

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Global Cybersecurity Resource Showcased for Prime Minister Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured the Bayview Yards technology and entrepreneurship centre on April 25, meeting with the people behind several of the startups and organizations... More

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

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Carleton students do connected and autonomous vehicle research demo

A pair of Carleton University students sit in the front seats of a red Toyota RAV4 parked on Library Road outside the Mackenzie Building. A few seconds later, one of their... More

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

Friday, April 13, 2018

Showcasing connected vehicle technology – CTV Ottawa News

CTV's Claudia Cautillo reports on a team at Carleton University displaying how the technology... More

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Carleton hosts RDM Aurrigo in their bid to open an North American Headquarters

ITS International - UK-based Aurrigo has opened an office in Ottawa, Canada, and is seeking academic, industry and government partners to support the development of its autonomous... More

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Carleton to Host Demonstration of Connected/Autonomous Vehicles Technology

Carleton University’s Richard Yu, professor in the School of Information Technology, will host a demonstration of connected/autonomous vehicles technology developed as part of... More

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

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Carleton takes first place in Student UAS Competition Phase 1

Skies Magazine - Phase 1 of the 2018 Student UAS Competition is complete. A judging panel, comprised of Canadian subject matter experts, has completed its independent review of... More

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Patent Granted to Halim Yanikomeroglu

The invention enables dynamic pricing of a broad range of differentiated classes of use-cases through a rather easy-to-understand (important to customer) and easy-to-implement (important to operator) algorithm. In today’s mobile... More

Friday, February 23, 2018

Carleton University Shares Smart City Expertise with Indian Partners

Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) and its partners in India have launched a new program to promote smart cities. The prime minister’s trip to... More

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Gabriel Wainer to receive Canada 150 Medal

Carleton Wireless Connectivity researcher Gabriel Wainer was nominated last year for a “Canada 150” Medal by his students. He will be presented with the medal on Thursday January 18, here at Carleton, by Chandra Arya,... More

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Made-in-Ottawa invention aims to take the worry out of driving

CBC News - An Ottawa entrepreneur has developed a different kind of smart car technology that allows users to stay connected to their vehicles, whether they're driving or... More

Friday, December 22, 2017

Research Achievement Award for Halim Yanikomeroglu

Halim Yanikomeroglu has received a 2018-2019 Research Achievement Award, one of only 10 such awards at Carleton University, for his project entitled CAN-UAVs 2030 – Connected,... More

Monday, December 18, 2017

Carleton Innovates on Cybersecurity at Bayview Yards

Seventy years ago, the brand-new City Works Building #4 — a 46,000-square-foot industrial structure on the edge of Mechanicsville, a block from the Ottawa River — became a key... More

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Eran Ukwatta receives an OCE VIP 1 + NSERC Engage grant

Eran Ukwatta received an OCE VIP 1 + NSERC Engage grant for the project “Development of an Automated Image Processing Framework for Segmenting Floor Plans for Optimal Placement of... More

Friday, December 1, 2017

Partnership with Huawei on 5G Networks Extended

Carleton University and Huawei, one of the world’s largest technology companies, have announced plans  extend their successful research partnership program for 5G advanced communications research. The announcement was... More

Saturday, November 11, 2017

The IT Factor, Part 4: Will autonomous cars drive Ottawa’s tech future?

It was a sunny October afternoon when a gunmetal grey Lincoln MKZ drove itself down a road-test circuit in Kanata. Mayor Jim Watson beamed from inside the car, waving at the... More

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