Autonomous Cars

• Ottawa company teaching autonomous vehicles to ‘see’ snow, drive in bad weather

  "Nowadays you don't get those heavy snowfalls as frequently as before, so whenever they happen, we just rush rush, rush."

  Tech

  Mar 10, 2023
  
• ‘A legal first’: B.C. man accused of dangerous driving for sleeping in self-driving, speeding Tesla

  'I don’t know that I’m aware of any other case in Canadian law ever,' said Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee.

  News

  Dec 24, 2020
  
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• BlackBerry, Amazon partner on cloud-based vehicle software platform

  BlackBerry and Amazon have developed a cloud-based software platform designed to help automakers and suppliers standardize vehicle data.

  Tech

  Dec 1, 2020
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• Loblaw to test autonomous delivery vehicles in Greater Toronto Area starting January

  Loblaw Companies Ltd. has signed a partnership deal with technology company Gatik to test autonomous delivery vehicles in Toronto starting in January.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2020
• Self-driving vehicles could clog Canada’s streets, experts warn

  Tranportation experts say autonomous vehicles could lead to traffic and congestion increasing by up to 30 per cent in cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

  Tech

  May 26, 2019
• GM’s Oshawa closure raises questions on Canada’s future in green auto sector: experts

  After more than 60 years, General Motors announced Monday it's closing its Oshawa, Ont., plant, saying the company is focusing on electric and autonomous cars. But can Canada compete in this market?

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2018
• The future of self-driving cars, explained

  Autonomous cars are no longer beholden to Hollywood sci-fi films. Experts say the technology is going to disrupt or revolutionize the future of transportation as we know it.

  Tech

  Jul 14, 2018
• Tesla sedan with autopilot feature rear-ends parked fire truck near Salt Lake City

  A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has rear-ended a fire department truck at 97 kph apparently without braking before impact, though police are unsure if Autopilot was engaged at the time.

  Consumer

  May 13, 2018
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• Video released of fatal crash by Uber self-driving SUV

  Video of a deadly self-driving vehicle crash in suburban Phoenix shows a pedestrian walking from a darkened area onto a street just moments before an Uber SUV strikes her.

  World

  Mar 21, 2018
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• Uber halts autonomous vehicle program in Toronto, U.S. after woman struck, killed by self-driving car

  The accident in Tempe, Arizona, marked the first fatality from a self-driving vehicle

  Tech

  Mar 19, 2018