BlackBerry partners with LG to accelerate deployment of autonomous vehicle technology
To advance the deployment of its connected and autonomous vehicle technology, phone manufacturer turned SaaS company BlackBerry…
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BlackBerry QNX automotive footprint grows to 150 million vehicles
BlackBerry has announced that its QNX software is now currently integrated in more than 150 million cars, representing an increase…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…