Category: Ecosystem Highlights

The City of Hamilton has been named one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities in the World by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).

Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturer Association (APMA) is participating at the Auto Expo – Components 2020 and is one of the key exhibitors at the Canadian Pavilion (Hall No: 4AFF, Stall No: 282). Colin Singh Dhillon, Chief Technical Officer of APMA, says it is time to embrace the digital disruption and governments need to collaborate more on co-country projects.

James Pasternak, Toronto city councillor and chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, shares how the city’s AV tactical plan came to be and other insights for municipalities looking to develop their own.

Engineering researchers team up to create a new, open-source dataset to train and test all-important perception algorithms in nasty weather.

President of Toronto-based Cox Automotive Canada, Maria Soklis was among executives and government officials who gathered in November at the inaugural Automotive News Canada Leading Women Panel focused on challenges women face in an industry dominated by men and what can be done to make it more diverse.

Propose sensors or other solutions to detect signs related to a stroke, heart attack or diabetic event of a vehicle passenger or driver.

Telus Corp.’s venture arm is leading a $120-million investment in urban-tech company Miovision Technologies Inc. to help it deploy its traffic-signal-management platform more quickly worldwide.

Repsol Foundation opens its 9th philanthropic acceleration program to support deep tech startups working in innovative energy and mobility solutions. Applications due by March 4.

Bell Canada and the City of Hamilton will be moving forward together with a Bell investment of approximately $400 million to expand broadband Internet access in urban and rural areas of Hamilton, the largest digital infrastructure investment in the City’s history.

Today, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, announced the investment of $2,086,838 from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund to support five businesses in Windsor-Essex County.

The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) is continuing the annual survey to understand the “readiness” of municipalities when it comes to Self-Driving Vehicles, which will help in understanding our collective progress in comparison to previous year(s).

The Government of Ontario continues to support the Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) as part of its new strategic plan for the auto sector — Driving Prosperity: The Future of Ontario’s Automotive Sector.