Search results

Autonomous-vehicles-will-provide-new-jobs-but-education-across-the-board-is-key

  • Collision 2022

    Collision brings together “the world’s best speakers”, tech’s leading companies, and top media. Join us in Toronto in 2022 to make meaningful connections, find valuable leads, and get access to premium content.

  • FTMS: Fast Lane to Smart Transportation

    Securing your first customer, partner, or pilot for technology in the transportation and mobility sector can be a challenging journey and often requires overcoming hurdles like insurance, regulations, and implementation […]

  • Reuters Mobility 2021

    Reuters Events Mobility 2021 A sustainable and connected blueprint for zero emission mobility Reuters Events Mobility connects the leading federal, state city and transit leadership with the C-Suite in transit and mobility from largest technology, infrastructure, OEM and energy companies on the planet. Run over three days Reuters Events Mobility is built upon three core themes: Digitalization, Sustainability and the Smart City. In exploring each, we will set benchmarks and partnerships that define the future of our transport networks, inspire a decade of action and prepare the sector for connected, sustainable and zero emission transport. Join us to identify the business models, infrastructural requirements and public/private partnerships that finance mobility projects, reduce emissions, and enable the safe and equitable movement of people, goods, and services.

  • AVIN Project Showcase

    Join us on Tuesday, October 19th at 9AM EDT for the AVIN Project Showcase!  Learn about made-in-Ontario smart mobility technologies being developed and deployed by the province’s SMEs. You’ll hear from:  • eLeap Power on wireless charging infrastructure  • QA Consultants on software systems testing for connected and autonomous vehicles  • FORTAI on connected freight and autonomous delivery  • Preteckt on vehicle prognostics 

  • Thales, Invision AI and MetroLinx Successfully Advance Autonomous Rail

    Invision AI, a Toronto-based technology scale-up; Thales, a global leader in digital technologies; and Metrolinx, the regional transportation agency for the Province of Ontario, today announced the successful completion of the WinterTech Program, an 18-month collaboration to validate the functionality and reliability of a cutting edge rail-centric system providing enhanced situational awareness, safety enhancements and operational benefits, through all weather conditions.

  • Technology, Jobs, and the Automotive and Smart Mobility Industry in Ontario

    The automotive industry is quickly transforming to include increasingly advanced and exciting technologies such as vehicle, manufacturing, and smart mobility technologies. 

  • SalesChoice, in partnership with Purolator, received support from the Ontario government to commercialize a ground-breaking AI-powered driver health and safety solution.

    Ontario-based AI SaaS startup, SalesChoice, is partnering with Purolator, one of North America’s leading courier and logistics companies and the Government of Ontario, through Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN), on a new driver health and safety initiative that will test the effectiveness of an AI-based predictive mood tracking and prescriptive mobile application.

  • Jackie Pichette, Dua Abdelqader and Mona Eghanian – Unlike cars, microcredentials won’t drive themselves

    Microcredentials are a form of focused learning with the potential to respond to both the modern hiring needs of employers and the training needs of adults looking to advance or pivot in the labour market. At HEQCO, we define them as being tied to short learning opportunities that are focused on a discrete set of skills, knowledge or attributes. They provide more targeted training than traditional degrees, certificates and diplomas.

  • Four DRobotics Corp. Leverages Government of Ontario Support to Enhance Sensor Capabilities of Snow Plows

    In partnership with Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN), led by the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), Four DRobotics Corp is developing sensor technology that will increase the safety of snow plow operation. The City of Ottawa will be the primary partner on this project to develop this technology that will be tested at the Invest Ottawa Area X.O private all-weather connected and autonomous vehicle test track in Ottawa. Sensor Coretek, Studio63, Syntronics, and T minus20 will take on a secondary partnership roll on the project.

  • eLeapPower – Powering e-Mobility

    eLeapPower (founded in 2016 as Havelaar Canada), together with the University of Toronto’s Electric Vehicle Centre (UTEV), collaborated with the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), the Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) program, Chery Automotive Commercial Vehicle and Opus One Solutions to produce a game-changing wireless charging technology for autonomous vehicles.

  • Ecopia AI Creates HD Map of Toronto for Autonomous Vehicles through Partnership with Government of Ontario

    Ecopia is commercializing a centralized hub for the HD Map data needed in the enablement of AV and smart city applications. The embedded HD Maps will be generated through the use of Ecopia’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) powered systems, which mine geospatial data such as aerial and street-view imagery, to generate a highly detailed digital representation of the physical world.

  • Spotlights on Skills and Competencies – Automotive and Parts Manufacturing edition

    Ontario’s automotive production industry employs over 160,800 workers across a wide range of occupations. These occupations cover vehicle assembly, parts manufacturing and other supporting jobs related to material, metal and electronics production. This booklet highlights some of the skills that are currently in-demand or forecasted to be in-demand by the industry. It is driven by insights from industry executives, primary research on labour market data and considering the growth and advancement of Ontario’s automotive and parts manufacturing industry. *Revised on August 4, 2021