SWTCH, Opus One partner to launch blockchain-based electric vehicle platform
Toronto-based SWTCH Energy has partnered with Opus One Solutions to implement a blockchain-based electric vehicle (EV) charging…
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How COVID has re-routed Canada’s mobility future
In February of this year, I wrote about what mobility could look like in 2020 and beyond, based on trends that had emerged…
InDro Robotics working with Rogers, UBC to find 5G applications for drone technology
InDro Robotics, a drone startup based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, has partnered with telecommunications giant…
AddÉnergie raises $53 million Series C for EV charging technology
AddÉnergie, a Québec City-based startup that creates charging solutions for electric vehicles (EV), has closed $53 million…
Truck electrification startup Effenco Development raises $10 million
Montreal-based heavy-duty vehicle electrification and connected mobility startup Effenco Development has closed $10 million…
AutoTech startup Acerta secures $5 million USD of new capital in OMERS-led Series A
Acerta Analytics, which uses machine learning to help automakers perform quality control, has announced a $7 million USD ($9…
Uber to expand its operations across Quebec this fall
Uber has announced that it plans to make its rideshare services available throughout Quebec starting this fall. The company…
TransPod signs deal with Alberta to develop Hyperloop track connecting Edmonton, Calgary
Toronto-based AutoTech startup TransPod has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the provincial government of Alberta…
Clutch raises $7 million CAD seed round to expand online used car retail platform
Online car retailer Clutch, which sells used vehicles in Toronto and Halifax, has raised $7 million CAD in a seed round led…
Peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo launches in British Columbia
San Francisco-based Turo, which enables private car owners to rent their vehicles through its online platform, has expanded…
Fredericton’s Potential Motors raises $2.5 million seed round
Potential Motors, a startup based in Fredericton, New Brunswick that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to boost vehicle safety…
Damon Motorcycles raises additional $3 million, acquires Mission Motors’ portfolio
Vancouver-based Damon Motorcycles, a developer of safety innovations for motorcycles using sensor fusion, robotics, and artificial…
Toronto rideshare company Facedrive to acquire HiRide
Toronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire the entirety of HiRide,…
Report suggests making 407 autonomous vehicle highway, other ways prepare Toronto area for autonomous future
As 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
Last week, BetaKit hosted a panel discussion in partnership with car auction platform TradeRev on automobile ownership and…