Toronto rideshare company Facedrive to acquire HiRide
byToronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire the entirety of HiRide,…
AutoTech
Report suggests making 407 autonomous vehicle highway, other ways prepare Toronto area for autonomous future
byAs Canada prepares for an autonomous future, Toronto will need to scale its deployment of autonomous vehicles (AV), according…
Mark Endras, Cedric Mathieu talk challenges and changes in Canada’s AutoTech industry
byLast week, BetaKit hosted a panel discussion in partnership with car auction platform TradeRev on automobile ownership and…
University of Waterloo holds grand opening of autonomous vehicle research facility
byTuesday marked the official grand opening of the Autonomous Vehicle Research & Intelligence Laboratory (AVRIL), a facility…
From ownership to sharing – the evolution of mobility in 2020 and beyond
byCanada’s mobility market closed out 2019 on a tumultuous note. The departure of ShareNow (Car2Go) from North America has…
Uber and Lyft approved to operate in Metro Vancouver
byThe Passenger Transportation Board, the independent tribunal in British Columbia making decisions on vehicle authorizations,…
Waterloo’s Brisk Synergies acquired by Transoft Solutions
byBrisk Synergies, an urban mobility startup headquartered in Waterloo, has been acquired by Transoft Solutions. Transoft is…
Turo, TradeRev headline first 2020 AutoTech meetup on Feb 6th
byAt the end of 2018, BetaKit partnered with TradeRev to produce an event focused on the future of AutoTech. It was BetaKit’s…
Today in cohorts: Safe X Connected Cities Accelerator, 7 Gate Academy
byTwo Canadian programs have recently announced that new companies or individuals are joining their ranks. Here’s the latest…
Car2Go to end North American service
byGlobal car-sharing company Car2Go, now know under the name Share Now, announced on Wednesday that it has decided to shut down…
BlackBerry QNX to power Hyundai Autron’s driver assistance systems
byBlackBerry QNX has been selected by Hyundai Autron, an arm of South Korean automobile manufacturer, Hyundai, to power Hyundai…
Facedrive in strategic partnership with Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith’s content company
byToronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has made an investment in Westbrook Global, a content creation company co-founded…
Ford Motor unveils new Waterloo innovation centre
byFord Motor Company officially unveiled its Waterloo innovation centre on Wednesday, since the facility began quietly operating…
Uber Canada says layoffs do not change company’s hiring targets
byFollowing news that Uber has laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams, affecting Canada and the US, BetaKit…
AVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund announces first cohort of startups
byAVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund, which invests in startups that are working on autonomous vehicle technology and connected transportation…