Autonomous Vehicles

• Tesla recalling 54,000 self-driving cars for rolling stop bug

  Tesla says it will patch a problem with some of its vehicles' self-driving features that has seen cars go through stop signs in a rolling stop.

  Tech

  Feb 1
  
• Raquel Urtasun starts Toronto self-driving company Waabi, after leaving Uber

  "There is a need for new technology and I have a very clear vision of what that technology is," Raquel Urtasun said.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2021
  
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• GM partners with Microsoft to ramp up rollout of self-driving cars 

  The companies said Microsoft's Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to "commercialize its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale."

  Tech

  Jan 19, 2021
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• ‘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
• 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
• 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
• Michigan first U.S. state to dedicate highway lanes to automated vehicles

  Organizers say the project will begin with a two-year study to figure out whether existing lanes or shoulders could be used or new lanes need to be built, and that it is the first of its kind in the U.S.

  World

  Aug 13, 2020
• B.C. company says its real-life ‘cloak of invisibility’ is one step closer to reality

  The company, Hyperstealth, has come up with a way to obscure objects to the naked eye, making them virtually invisible.

  Tech

  Oct 31, 2019
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• Tech in T.O.: Meet Raquel Urtasun, the driving force behind Uber’s self-driving cars

  As head of Uber ATG, Raquel Urtasun had her pick of where to settle down with the company and she chose Toronto.

  Tech

  Oct 1, 2019
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• BMW CEO to quit after company falls behind on electric vehicles

  The Germany company said Friday that Krueger, 53, would not seek an extension of his contract, which expires at the end of April 2020.

  World

  Jul 5, 2019