Uber ATG reveals new self-driving vehicle
This week, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) revealed its new self-driving vehicle, Volvo XC90, at its annual conference in Washington DC. “We are one…
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U of T’s self-driving car dominates 2019 AutoDrive Challenge
The University of Toronto’s self-driving car team, aUToronto, beat out seven other universities in the second annual AutoDrive Challenge in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which…
AI-powered Damon Motorcycles raises $2.5 million Seed round
Vancouver-based Damon Motorcycles, a company that creates safety innovations for motorcycles using sensor fusion, robotics, and AI technology, has raised a $2.5 million Seed…
Autotech startup Pitstop raises $1.5 million, partners with Continental
Pitstop, a cloud-based platform that uses machine learning to perform predictive vehicle maintenance, has announced it has raised $1.5 million CAD in seed financing….
Lessons on scaling from TradeRev founder Mark Endras
Car auctioning is an age-old trade, and in the early 2000s, when new tech was beginning to disrupt the automotive industry, Mark Endras, co-founder…
Invest Ottawa officially launches Ottawa L5 autonomous vehicle test facility
Invest Ottawa, the Government of Ontario, and other strategic partners officially announced the launch of the Ottawa L5 Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Test…
Mobile parking payments app HonkMobile expands to US
Toronto-based HonkMobile, a provider of on-demand mobile payments for parking, has announced an expansion across the United States in partnership with international parking operator…
Laurier University students raises $1 million for road-safety, impairment device startup
Guard-Ex, an impairment screening device startup founded by members of Wilfrid Laurier University’s LaunchPad incubator, has closed a $1 million CAD seed round from…
Why Mojio keeps announcing its Series B funding
Mojio has announced, yet again, its Series B funding round. Early yesterday, the connected car startup announced the close of an oversubscribed Series B…
BlackBerry receives $40 million from government for autonomous vehicle development
BlackBerry QNX today received a $40 million investment, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to help develop safe and secure software systems for connected…
Uber finally brings ridesharing to Saskatchewan, launching in Saskatoon
Uber today announced the launch of UberX in Saskatoon, marking the first service of its kind available in Saskatchewan, after the province adopted new…
Uber says its sticking to its own timelines for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada
Uber is in no rush to bring fully autonomous vehicles to public roads, according to Raquel Urtasun, Uber ATG’s Toronto-based chief scientist, who said…
Ottawa prepares driverless car test track, first of its kind in North America
The City of Ottawa is preparing to open a 16-kilometre test track for autonomous vehicle technologies in the former location of the now-abandoned Ottawa…